WORLD'S BEST FRUIT CAKE
A traditional moist fruit cake made with rum soaked dried fruit, citrus zest, and candied ginger. The best fruit cake recipe you'll ever make! It turns cynics into converts. This fruit cake recipe yields two (8 x 4-inch) loaf cakes. Wrap in sherry or triple sec soaked cheesecloth for at least a week for best flavor!
Provided by Laura / A Beautiful Plate
Categories Cakes and Cupcakes
Time P1DT2h
Number Of Ingredients 28
Steps:
- The Day Before Baking: Combine the dried fruit in a large mixing bowl. Add the dark rum, cover, and allow the mixture to soak at room temperature for a minimum of 12 hours, or ideally 24 hours prior to preparing the fruit cake batter.
- Prepare the Fruitcake: Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C) with a rack in the center position. Set aside two 8x4-inch All Clad Pro-Release Bakeware Loaf Pans. If using these pans, you do not need to line or grease the pans prior to adding the batter. Equipment Note: This fruitcake can also be prepared using 9x5-inch loaf pans. If using other types of pans, lightly grease and line with parchment paper.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the all purpose flour, baking powder, spices, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the softened butter and light brown sugar together over medium-high speed for 3 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to medium and add the eggs one at a time, beating just until each egg is incorporated. The mixture will look slightly broken, that's ok.
- Over low speed, slowly add the flour mixture until just absorbed. Remove the bowl from the stand mixer. Add the lemon zest, orange zest, fresh orange juice, grated apple, slivered almonds, diced candied ginger, soaked dried fruit mixture (along with any liquid if it hasn't already been absorbed), and chocoate (if using). Stir mixture with a large spatula, scraping the edges and bottom of the bowl several times, until all of the ingredients are evenly incorporated. It is a very thick, fruit heavy mixture.
- Transfer and divide the batter evenly among the loaf pans. Use an offset spatula to smooth the batter into an even layer. Set the loaf pans on the center rack, several inches apart from one another. Bake - rotating the pans halfway - for 75 to 90 minutes or until the batter is set and the tops are golden brown. The edges of the cake may also start to pull away slightly from the edges of the pan. Remove from the oven and place on a rack to cool completely before removing from the pans.
- Storing and Aging: Once the cake has cooled, carefully remove the cakes from the loaf pans and set upright. Soak two large pieces of cheesecloth in medium sherry or triple sec (*they should be lightly damp, not soaking wet when you wrap the cakes, so you may need to squeeze out any excess liquor). Wrap each cake tightly. Cover loafs with wax paper and foil before transferring to a large Ziploc bag. Store in the refrigerator for up to 6 to 8 weeks (it can often last even longer). You can serve this cake right after it has cooled, but the flavors improve greatly with time (I recommend several days or up to a week, at minimum). Unwrap and re-soak the cheesecloth once a week.
- For Garnishing: If desired, you can top the fruitcake with a light apricot glaze and whole pecans before serving. Note: I don't recommend glazing the cake if you wish to continue to wrap and age the fruitcake. To Prepare the Glaze: Combine the apricot preserves and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a light simmer, stirring until the glaze is shiny and thin. If it is too thin for glazing, reduce to desired consistency. If it becomes too thick, add a teaspoon of water. Brush the tops of the fruitcakes with apricot glaze and garnish with whole pecans.
- Serving Notes: Slice fruit cake with a serrated knife. Serve on its own or spread with a small amount of salted butter.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 serving, Calories 196 kcal, Carbohydrate 36 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Sodium 58 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 26 g, UnsaturatedFat 2 g
BOILED FRUIT CAKE
This is an Northern Ireland recipe given to me by my Mum many years ago!! This cake is always much tastier the following day! Enjoy!
Provided by WIGAN
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European UK and Ireland Irish
Time 1h45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan, and line with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
- Combine the water, mixed fruit, sugar and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and boil gently for about 10 minutes. Sift the flour, baking soda and mixed spice into a large bowl. Pour in the boiled mixture, and stir until well blended. Mix in the eggs. Pour into the greased loaf pan.
- Bake for 90 minutes in the preheated oven, until a skewer or knife inserted into the top comes out clean. Cool cake in the pan for at least 10 minutes before removing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 505.8 calories, Carbohydrate 97 g, Cholesterol 61.5 mg, Fat 12.8 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 7.6 g, Sodium 431 mg, Sugar 16.8 g
NAN'S BOILED FRUIT CAKE
A Very Moist Fruit Cake - passed down from my nan
Provided by ijhawkins
Time 2h
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place all the ingredients for the fruit mix in a large saucepan bring to the boil and allow to cool for about 30 minutes
- Preheat oven to 160C / Gas 3
- Add the cherries and nuts stir through
- then add eggs and mix well, add the flour and fold through the mix.
- Place the mixture in a greased and floured 8' - deep cake tin. Tie some greaseproof paper around the outside of the tin so that the paper comes over the edges of the tin or optionally place over the top about half way through baking. Bake for 2 hours but check after 1.5 hours , check to see if cooked throughly with a skewer. If not bake a little further until the skewer comes out clean from the cake. Allow to cool and either decorate with marzipan and royal icing, or dried apricots and cherries and glaze with melted apricot jam or plain is very nice too.
BEST BOILED FRUITCAKE
This recipe produces a really moist fruit cake it was given to me by my mom, and it's really easy. My mom uses it for Christmas cake by icing it. I use it for birthdays, Christmas, or just for a treat.
Provided by Mark Richards
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cherry Dessert Recipes
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Line one 8 inch deep sided cake tin with parchment paper.
- Place the fruit cherries, peel, walnuts, sugar, butter or margarine, mixed spice, baking soda and milk in a medium sized saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Let mixture cool to body temperature.
- Stir in the flour and the eggs. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Wrap outside of pan with brown paper or newspaper.
- Bake at 325 degrees F (160 degrees C) for 40 minutes then reduce temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and continue to baking cake for 1-1/2 hours. Remove cake from oven and allow it to cool in tin for 5 minutes then turn it out onto a cooling rack, remove greaseproof paper and leave until cool. Cake can be stored for up to 6 months wrapped in foil and in an air tight tin.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 587.5 calories, Carbohydrate 99.4 g, Cholesterol 75.8 mg, Fat 19.4 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 6.6 g, SaturatedFat 9.8 g, Sodium 621.1 mg, Sugar 38.4 g
FABULOUS BOILED FRUITCAKE
A very tasty boiled fruit cake its not heavy--simple to make and inexpensive. this has become a firm favorite with the family This was given to me well over 40 years ago, by an Australian farmers wife. She used to do all her baking in an old wood stove!
Provided by JoyfulCook
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h20m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place the sugar, water,margarine, bicarbonate of soda and dried fruit in a medium saucepan and slowly bring to the boil. As soon as it starts to boil, remove and leave to completely cool.
- Add the well beaten egg, mixed spice, pinch of salt, and the flour; mix well.
- Line a 9-inch cake tin. Cook at approximately 170°C for about an hour to an hour and a quarter.
- To stop it drying out while cooling, it's advisable to drape a clean tea towel over the cake after about half an hour.
- NB - if you are in a hurry for the fruit to cool - place saucepan in some cold water in the sink, iit will cool in under half the time.
GRANDMA'S BOILED FRUITCAKE
I am posting this for myself, as I only make this once a year - the recipe has often moved since I made it last (or I forgot where I put it). This recipe has been in our family for over 100 years (5 generations), it takes 2 days make and is rich and moist. As this fruit cake contains no alcohol it does not need time to "cure".
Provided by cookingpompom
Categories Dessert
Time P2DT2h
Yield 1 cake, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Day one.
- Mix the first 11 ingredients into a large heavy based pot, place over a medium heat. Stir and bring to the boil (don't leave it alone in case it burns at the base).
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, you can leave it alone for this part.
- Turn the heat off and add the orange juice, stir until well combined and leave overnight to soak. Place a lid over the top to stop moisture evaporating through the night.
- Day 2.
- In the cold pot with the pre-soaked fruit mixture add the remaining ingredients and stir well, be warned - you will need some serious elbow grease as the mixture will be very thick!
- In either 2 large and deep loaf tins or a deep 20x20cm grease and line the sides and base 4 times with brown paper (I use brown paper bags that I have sliced open). Have the paper create a rim that goes up and above the tin. For a square tin you will need around 8 paper bags.
- Place the cake mix into the prepared tin/s. Bang the cake tin on the floor about 10 times to get all the air bubbles out.
- Using a wet hand, smooth the cake to make it flat. At this stage you can choose to decorate the top with blanched almonds or not.
- Place into a cold oven, turn the oven up to 250 degrees F/150 degrees C for 3 1/2 - 4 hours for 1 large cake or 2 1/2 - 3 hours for 2 loaves. Rotate the cakes at least once during cooking - even it you have a fan forced oven. Cake is cooked when a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool in the tin, cake is best eaten the day after baking.
- Store in an airtight container for upto 5-7 days depending on your humidity.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 420.4, Fat 16.4, SaturatedFat 6.3, Cholesterol 57.5, Sodium 131.7, Carbohydrate 68.3, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 45.5, Protein 6.3
BOILED FRUIT CAKE
This recipe comes from my great grandma, maybe not exactly as she would have made it. Apparently my great granddad liked it fried in butter for breakfast. Up until now it has been a verbal recipe so my mother and I have put it down in "writing for prosterity. It's not a fancy fruit cake but something for everyday. I like this with a blue cheese.
Provided by Coasty
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Place dried fruit, mixed peel, cherries, water, brandy, sugar and butter in pan.
- Heat gently, bring the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Take of heat and add the bicarb soda, stirring through, mixture will foam up a bit. Leave until cold.
- Sift flours and spices.
- Mix the eggs through the fruit mixture, then combine with dry ingredient.
- Pour into a lined 18cm square cake pan or 18cm round cake pan.
- Wet your hand and flatten top of cake.
- Bake at 150C for 1 hour.
- Cool in pan covered with a tea towel.
BOILED FRUIT CAKE
Mum's never fail fruit cake. It has always tasted great. Mum doesn't use the sherry or the marmalade. Mums alteration is a can of crushed pineapple and 1 teaspoon of bicarb soda.
Provided by Tracey_B
Categories Dessert
Time 2h20m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place the mixed fruit, sugar, spice, water and butter in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer gently for 3 minutes, then remove and allow to cool. Add the sherry, eggs and marmalade. Fold in the sifted ingredients mixing well. Place mixture in a greased and lined 20cm round cake pan. For a crunchy topped cake, sprinkle over the muesli and docorate with a few walnuts and cherries before baking, Bake in a moderatley slow oven for 2 1/4 hours or until cooked when tested. (N.B. cover loosely with a sheet of foil or brown paper if top of cake os overbrowinging during cooking).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 4185.9, Fat 116.4, SaturatedFat 67.7, Cholesterol 690.1, Sodium 1741.6, Carbohydrate 660.4, Fiber 38.8, Sugar 200.3, Protein 52.2
BOILED FRUITCAKE
I know a lot of people don't like fruitcake, but I love it and can't understand what's not to love;-). This is a nice simple one from my high school cookbook. I've made a couple of changes to the original recipe over the years.
Provided by JustJanS
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 350f.
- Place the sugar, water, fruit, peel, glace cherries, almond, spices, soda and butter in a saucepan.
- Bring to the boil stirring constantly.
- Remove from the heat when it reaches the boil, and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Add the beaten egg, sifted flours and pour into a prepared tin-greased and lined 7 inch square or 8 inch round cake tin.
- Bake for 1 hour, allow to cool in the tin for 15 minutes before removing to cool on a rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 4032, Fat 125.4, SaturatedFat 63.8, Cholesterol 667, Sodium 2098.9, Carbohydrate 694.9, Fiber 81, Sugar 203.4, Protein 64.6
BOILED FRUIT CAKE
Rustle up this easy fruitcake for your cake tin. Packed with juicy raisins, sultanas, currants and mixed peel, it's perfect for afternoon tea with a cuppa
Provided by Ailsa Brown
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Butter and line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment. Melt the sugar, butter and 225ml water in a large saucepan. Once melted, add the raisins, sultanas, currants and mixed peel. Bring to a gentle boil, and stirring occasionally, cook until reduced and softened, around 10-15 mins. Remove from the heat and leave to cool to room temperature.
- Tip the flour, mixed spice, bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt into a large bowl. Add the cooled fruit mixture and stir, then add the eggs and mix to combine. Bake for 45-55 mins until dark brown and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into slices to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 344 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 59 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 44 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium
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