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TROPICAL FRUIT CAKES RECIPE - FOOD.COM



Tropical Fruit Cakes Recipe - Food.com image

Fruit Cake goes tropical for the summer. These tender rum-soaked cakes brimming with tropical fruit bits and rich macadamia nuts are sure-to-please.

Total Time 50 minutes

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup rum or 1/4 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup pineapple juice
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cups mixed dried tropical fruit
1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts or 1/2 cup brazil nut
1/3 cup rum or 1/3 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup rum or 1/4 cup pineapple juice

Steps:

  • Grease and lightly flour eight 1-cup fluted tube pans or six 4-1/2x2-1/2x1-1/2-inch individual loaf pans and set pans aside.
  • In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
  • In a large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds, add brown sugar; beat until combined.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating on medium speed until combined (The batter may appear curdled).
  • Combine 1/4 cup rum or pineapple juice, 1/4 cup pineapple juice, the corn syrup, ginger, and vanilla.
  • Add flour mixture and rum mixture alternately to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.
  • Fold in fruit bits and nuts.
  • Spread batter in prepared pan.
  • Bake in a 325 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes for fluted tube pans or 30 to 35 minutes for loaf pans or until a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean.
  • Cool cakes in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool at least 1 hour on racks.
  • Poke holes in cakes using a wooden toothpick or bamboo skewer.
  • Soak eight or six 8-inch-square pieces of double thickness 100-percent cotton cheesecloth with the 1/3 cup rum or pineapple juice and wrap each cake in rum- or juice-soaked cheesecloth.
  • Wrap each cake tightly in foil or seal in a plastic bag.
  • Chill in refrigerator for 24 hours.
  • Remove foil or remove cakes from bags; drizzle with 1/4 cup rum or pineapple juice. Rewrap with foil or return to plastic bags and refrigerate at least 24 hours.
  • Remove cheesecloth before serving.
  • If desired, sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar. Makes 6 or 8 cakes (24 servings).
  • Make-Ahead Tip: Prepare Tropical Fruit Cake as directed through until the 24 hr chill, except refrigerate up to 5 days. (Or prepare Tropical Fruit Cakes as directed through up to 24 hr chill, except do not sprinkle with powdered sugar. Place in self-sealing freezer bags. Seal, label, and freeze up to 3 months.)
  • To serve, thaw frozen cakes in freezer bags in the refrigerator overnight. Serve as directed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 838.1, FatContent 38.7, SaturatedFatContent 17.4, CholesterolContent 166.8, SodiumContent 348.1, CarbohydrateContent 89.3, FiberContent 2.8, SugarContent 45.4, ProteinContent 9.6

TROPICAL FRUIT CAKES | BETTER HOMES & GARDENS



Tropical Fruit Cakes | Better Homes & Gardens image

These tender rum-soaked cakes brim with tropical fruit and macadamia nuts.

Provided by Better Homes & Gardens

Categories     Recipes and Cooking

Total Time 3 hours 50 minutes

Prep Time 30 minutes

Yield 6 or 8 cakes

Number Of Ingredients 15

1?½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup butter
¾ cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
¼ cup rum or pineapple juice
¼ cup pineapple juice
2 tablespoons light-colored corn syrup
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 teaspoon vanilla
1?¾ cups mixed dried tropical fruit bits
½ cup chopped macadamia nuts or Brazil nuts
? cup rum or pineapple juice
¼ cup rum or pineapple juice

Steps:

  • Grease and lightly flour eight 1-cup fluted tube pans or six 4-1/2x2-1/2x1-1/2-inch individual loaf pans. Set pans aside.
  • In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside. In a large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar; beat until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on medium speed until combined. (The batter may appear curdled.) Combine 1/4 cup rum or pineapple juice, 1/4 cup pineapple juice, the corn syrup, ginger, and vanilla. Add flour mixture and rum mixture alternately to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Fold in fruit bits and nuts. Spread batter in prepared pan.
  • Bake in a 325 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes for fluted tube pans or 30 to 35 minutes for loaf pans or until a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool at least 1 hour on racks.
  • Poke holes in cakes using a wooden toothpick or bamboo skewer. Soak eight or six 8-inch-square pieces of double thickness 100-percent cotton cheesecloth with the 1/3 cup rum or pineapple juice. Wrap each cake in rum- or juice-soaked cheesecloth. Wrap each cake tightly in foil or seal in a plastic bag. Chill in refrigerator for 24 hours.
  • Remove foil or remove cakes from bags; drizzle with 1/4 cup rum or pineapple juice. Rewrap with foil or return to plastic bags and refrigerate at least 24 hours. Remove cheesecloth before serving. If desired, sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar. Makes 6 or 8 cakes (24 servings).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 165 calories, CarbohydrateContent 21 g, CholesterolContent 29 mg, FatContent 7 g, ProteinContent 2 g, SaturatedFatContent 3 g, SodiumContent 87 mg

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