CASSANDRA'S "LIGHT" FRUITCAKE RECIPE
This bourbon-doused fruitcake is sure to turn the taste buds of even the most skeptical holiday guest. This family recipe was a childhood tradition that lived on through Cassandra King after her mother passed-but just slightly askew-until her daddy let her in on the secret touch she was missing: "Every time your mama wasn't looking, I'd sneak into the closet and pour more whiskey over those cakes." If that's not a true Southern tale, we don't know what is.
Provided by Cassandra King
Categories Cakes
Time 4h40m
Yield Serves 16-20
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Combine the mixed dried fruit (including pineapple and currants) and crystallized ginger in a large bowl. Stir together with 1 cup brandy or bourbon; cover and set the mixture aside for 2 hours to infuse the dried fruit.
- Preheat the oven to 325˚F. Grease a tube pan with cooking spray. Meanwhile, cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl, and beat in eggs 1 at a time. Stir in the vanilla extract. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Using a large wooden spoon or spatula, stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture until thoroughly combined (do not beat with a mixer).
- Stir in the soaked fruit mixture and chopped pecans. The mixture will be thick.
- Scrape the mixture into the prepared tube pan, smoothing the top with a spatula. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the fruitcake comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan. Cool completely on a wire rack, about 45 minutes.
- Soak a layer of cheesecloth in enough brandy or bourbon to thoroughly moisten (about 1/2 cup). Wrap the fruitcake in the cheesecloth, and then wrap it in aluminum foil. Set aside to rest for at least 24 hours before serving to allow the flavors to soak in.
LIGHT FRUITCAKE
A wonderful jewel-toned light fruitcake full of flavor and mixed fruit. (Cake is nut-free)
Yield 1 - 6 lb, 6½ oz cake
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- In large bowl, combine the raisins, cherries, glazed pineapple, mixed glazed fruit, and citron. Mix well. Stir in the brandy to coat the fruit. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Let stand for about 24 hours to macerate the fruit, stirring occasionally. When ready to mix up the cake, add the coconut and lemon and orange rind. Stir well.
- Prepare 8-inch square fruitcake pan that is 3 inches deep and has a removable bottom: Lightly spray the bottom and sides of the pan with cooking spray. Line the pan (bottom and sides), with brown paper or double thickness of parchment paper. Lightly spray the paper.
- Preheat oven to 275°F.
- In large bowl of stand mixer and using the paddle attachment, beat the butter until creamy. Gradually add the sugar and beat until mixture is light and creamy. Beat in the egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula to ensure ingredients are all incorporated. Beat 1 additional minute. Beat in the vanilla, almond, and lemon flavorings. Stir in the drained crushed pineapple.
- Sift together 2¾ cups of the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In measuring cup or small bowl, combine the orange and lemon juices along with the reserved ¼ cup of pineapple juice.
- Add the dry and wet ingredients to the beaten butter and sugar mixture in three additions, starting and ending with the flour mixture. Transfer batter to a very large bowl.
- Sprinkle reserved cup of flour over the macerated fruit and toss ingredients lightly and quickly. Gently fold the fruit mixture into the batter.
- In clean bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Gently fold the whipped egg whites into the batter.
- Transfer batter by large spoonfuls into the prepared baking pan. Use a knife to evenly spread the batter in the pan, smoothing the top. Add a few cherries as decorations to the top of the cake, if desired.
- Place small pan of hot water on the lower rack in the oven. Place fruitcake in center of middle rack and bake for approximately 5 - 5¼ hours or until cake is firm to the touch and cake tester inserted into centre of cake comes out clean. After about an hour or so of baking, loosely tent cake with tin foil to prevent it from browning too much. Remove cake from oven and place on rack. Let cake cool in pan for about 40 minutes before carefully removing from pan by inverting it on a tea towel and removing the paper. Carefully turn the cake top side up on to a wire cooling rack.
- Let cake cool completely before brushing well with brandy and wrapping in brandy-soaked cheesecloth, followed by plastic wrap and tin foil. Store in a sealed plastic bag in a cool, dry area. Remove wrapping and brush cake top and sides with brandy once a week for 2-3 weeks as the cake "ages" before cutting and serving.
HOLIDAY FRUITCAKE
This is my own fruitcake recipe and it's a family favorite. The mixture of fruits and nuts helps make it a tasty treat. -Allene Spence, Delbarton, West Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 2h20m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300°. Combine fruit and nuts. In another bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Pour over fruit and nuts; stir to coat. , Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in a cool place. Bring to room temperature before serving; slice with a serrated knife.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 686 calories, Fat 32g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 58mg cholesterol, Sodium 342mg sodium, Carbohydrate 92g carbohydrate (61g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 10g protein.
GRANDMA BETTIE'S LIGHT FRUIT CAKE
An easy light fruit cake that my mother made most years. Try substituting fruits that you like! To me it's the taste and smell of Christmas.
Provided by Leanne Mentz
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cherry Dessert Recipes
Time P14DT1h45m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line two loaf pans with parchment paper.
- Coat cherries, raisins, almonds, and pineapple with 1 cup flour.
- Beat sugar, butter, and eggs together until creamy. Sift remaining flour with baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture; stir in vanilla and almond extracts. Fold in the fruit and almond mixture. Spoon batter into the prepared pans and spread evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Wrap cakes tightly and let age in a cool place for 2 to 4 weeks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 429.2 calories, Carbohydrate 59.4 g, Cholesterol 92.4 mg, Fat 19.4 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 6.3 g, SaturatedFat 9.5 g, Sodium 187.2 mg, Sugar 33.2 g
LIGHT (OR YELLOW) FRUITCAKE
This is a variation of the traditional "dark" fruitcakes. The "light" in the title refers to the color of the cake, not its calorie content ;)
Provided by Dee514
Categories Dessert
Time 3h30m
Yield 2 9inch loaves
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat oven to 275°F.
- Line 2 9x5x3 inch loaf pans with foil, and grease.
- Put all ingredients (except fruits and nuts) in a large mixer bowl.
- Mix for 1/2 minute on low speed, scraping bowl constantly.
- Beat for 3 minutes on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally.
- Stir in fruits and nuts.
- Spread mixture evenly in pans.
- Bake for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- If cakes start to get too brown, cover the top with aluminum foil for the last hour of baking.
- Remove from pans and cool on racks.
- When cool, wrap tightly in plastic wrap or foil and store in a cool place for 3-4 weeks (to mellow) before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 5333.1, Fat 320, SaturatedFat 98.5, Cholesterol 1339.4, Sodium 2198.8, Carbohydrate 566.9, Fiber 41.7, Sugar 345.3, Protein 97.7
LIGHT AND MOIST FRUITCAKE
I adapted this from other recipes to come up with a cake that is both light and moist, as opposed to the denser varieties of fruitcake. Feel free to drizzle on more liquor after it is cooked to keep moist if you are not eating it right away.
Provided by ChefDebs
Categories Dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield 2 loaf pans, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Soak the candied fruit, the raisins and the orange zest in the rum for 2 hours.
- Using an electric beater, cream together the butter and sugar.
- Add the vanilla, eggs and sour cream and beat together.
- In a separate bowl sift together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
- Slowly add the flour mix into the butter mixture, stirring until incorporated.
- Add the soaked fruit with its rum, and the coconut, Stir well.
- Grease and line with greaseproof paper 2 large loaf pans.
- Divide the cake mix between the 2 loaf pans.
- Bake at 350°F on middle rack for 1 1/2 hours, or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
- Cool and remove from pans.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 736.5, Fat 19.1, SaturatedFat 12, Cholesterol 92.2, Sodium 793.9, Carbohydrate 122.9, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 80.3, Protein 8.5
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