CHRISTMAS FRUITCAKE RECIPE RECIPES

Name: Rich Brandy Christmas Fruitcake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Yield: 8 inch cake
Ingredients: 450 g currants; 175 g sultanas; 175 g raisins; 50 g glace cherries, chopped; 50 g candied fruit, chopped; 1/2 cup brandy; 225 g flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (fresh); 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 225 g butter; 225 g soft brown sugar, the gooey sort; 4 large eggs; 50 g chopped almonds; 1 tablespoon treacle; lemon, rind of; orange, rind of; orange, juice of

RICH BRANDY CHRISTMAS FRUITCAKE RECIPE - FOOD.COM

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A very very rich fruitcake...perfect for Christmas, just remember, the longer it sits in the tin, the tastier it will be.

Total Time 5 hours 20 minutes

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 5 hours

Yield 8 inch cake

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

450 g currants
175 g sultanas
175 g raisins
50 g glace cherries, chopped
50 g candied fruit, chopped
1/2 cup brandy
225 g flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (fresh)
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
225 g butter
225 g soft brown sugar, the gooey sort
4 large eggs
50 g chopped almonds
1 tablespoon treacle
lemon, rind of
orange, rind of
orange, juice of

Steps:

The night before you cook this place all the fruit fruit peel and nuts into a bowl and soak for 12 hours in the brandy and orange juice; Stir every time you go into the kitchen!
pre-heat oven to 275ºF/140ºC.
Grease and line with greaseproof paper an 8 inch/20cm round cake tin.
Sift the flour salt and spices into a large mixing bowl.
In a separate bowl cream the butter and sugar together until the mixtures fluffy.
Beat the eggs and add them a little at a time.
Fold in the flour and spices.
Stir in the fruit that has been soaking along with any excess liquid.
Mix in the treacle.
Spoon into the cake tin and spread out evenly.
Cover the cake with a double square of greaseproof paper with a small hole in the top.
Bake the cake on the lower shelf for 4& 1/4- 3/4 hours.
When the cake is cold wrap in double greaseproof paper and store in an airtight tin.
Feed the cake every two days for the first 2 weeks with a spoonful of brandy and/or orange juice and/or glacè cherry syrup.
First poke little holes in the cake with a knitting needle or a skewer.
Come Christmas you will have a very very rich fruit cake.
Use royal icing to ice it or almond paste and royal icing, I don't like almond paste!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 912.4, FatContent 29.7, SaturatedFatContent 15.6, CholesterolContent 165.9, SodiumContent 401.6, CarbohydrateContent 150.9, FiberContent 8, SugarContent 111.7, ProteinContent 12.1

RICH BRANDY CHRISTMAS FRUITCAKE RECIPE - FOOD.COM

Rich Brandy Christmas Fruitcake Recipe - Food.com image

A very very rich fruitcake...perfect for Christmas, just remember, the longer it sits in the tin, the tastier it will be.

Total Time 5 hours 20 minutes

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 5 hours

Yield 8 inch cake

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

450 g currants
175 g sultanas
175 g raisins
50 g glace cherries, chopped
50 g candied fruit, chopped
1/2 cup brandy
225 g flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (fresh)
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
225 g butter
225 g soft brown sugar, the gooey sort
4 large eggs
50 g chopped almonds
1 tablespoon treacle
lemon, rind of
orange, rind of
orange, juice of

Steps:

The night before you cook this place all the fruit fruit peel and nuts into a bowl and soak for 12 hours in the brandy and orange juice; Stir every time you go into the kitchen!
pre-heat oven to 275ºF/140ºC.
Grease and line with greaseproof paper an 8 inch/20cm round cake tin.
Sift the flour salt and spices into a large mixing bowl.
In a separate bowl cream the butter and sugar together until the mixtures fluffy.
Beat the eggs and add them a little at a time.
Fold in the flour and spices.
Stir in the fruit that has been soaking along with any excess liquid.
Mix in the treacle.
Spoon into the cake tin and spread out evenly.
Cover the cake with a double square of greaseproof paper with a small hole in the top.
Bake the cake on the lower shelf for 4& 1/4- 3/4 hours.
When the cake is cold wrap in double greaseproof paper and store in an airtight tin.
Feed the cake every two days for the first 2 weeks with a spoonful of brandy and/or orange juice and/or glacè cherry syrup.
First poke little holes in the cake with a knitting needle or a skewer.
Come Christmas you will have a very very rich fruit cake.
Use royal icing to ice it or almond paste and royal icing, I don't like almond paste!

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