I use it for birthdays christmas or just for a treat.
Soft christmas fruit cake recipe.
For the cake place all the dried fruit including the cherries into a large mixing bowl pour over the brandy and stir in the orange zest.
Ingredients 1 1 2 cups whole red candied cherries 1 1 2 cups whole green candied cherries 3 cups diced candied pineapple 1 pound walnut halves 10 ounces golden raisins 1 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 5 large eggs 4 tablespoons vanilla extract 3 cups all purpose flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1.
Super moist fruit cake recipe will help you make soft and moist fruit cake in an easy method.
Ingredients 2 1 3 cups all purpose flour 2 tablespoons milk powder 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon mixed spices 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder 7 cups mixed dried fruits chopped please refer to notes for preparation method 2 sticks butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 2 cup honey 1 cup orange juice 1.
Bake at 300 for 1 3 4 hours or until a toothpick.
Fold into nut mixture and mix well.
This is one of the simplest and easiest version of making a traditional fruit cake in this fruit cake recipe we boil the dried fruits in liquid which will make the raisins and dried fruits soft and plumpy and thus the cake turns out deliciously moist.
My mom uses it for christmas cake by icing it.
Roll the marzipan lightly around the rolling pin best way to handle because marzipan is prone to tearing can t pick it.
You could macerate the fruit for 24 hours or even longer if time permits for a richer flavor.
Directions in a large bowl combine the nuts dates and cherries.
In a small bowl beat eggs until foamy.
Bake the cake in the centre of the oven for 4 hours until it feels springy in the centre when lightly touched.
Cover with clingfilm and leave to soak for three days.
Combine the flour sugar baking powder and salt.
When it s completely cold wrap in double greaseproof paper and then foil and store in an airtight tin or polythene box.
Roll marzipan out so it s large enough to cover the sides of the cake.
The christmas cake does benefit from long soaking of the fruit.
This recipe produces a really moist fruit cake it was given to me by my mom and it s really easy.
Dust work surface with icing sugar powdered sugar and shape marzipan into a disc.