Candied Fruit Cake

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I never use the citrus candied fruit as it give a bitter taste i don t like. The only changes i made were to double the amount of brandy and used it to soak the fruits for 24 hours before making the cake. I also use more fruit like dried dates apple apricots cranberries. Traina home grown sun dried baker s fruit medley diced peaches cranberries apricots pears nectarines and raisins non gmo gluten free packed in resealable pouch 2 lbs 4 4 out of 5 stars 990.

Raisins butter candied cherries brown sugar citron baking powder and 3 more. Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 250 f. This is the perfect fruitcake recipie. The cake mixture using four eggs filled an eight inch round tin and took three and a half hours to bake at the stated temperature.

The best fruit cake recipe you ll ever make. Soaking all the fruit especially the dried fruit makes the cakes very moist. Wrap in sherry or triple sec soaked cheesecloth for at least a week for best flavor. In large bowl mix pecans and fruits with 3 tablespoon flour.

This fruit cake recipe yields 2 loaf cakes. Of course it is not only for use in making fruit cakes and can be used to enhance the look taste and texture of virtually any baking you do that calls for candied fruit. I double the recipe where i can use more fruit. You ll need about 2 1 2 pounds dried fruit total.

A traditional moist fruit cake made with rum soaked dried fruit citrus zest and candied ginger. Grease and flour 12 cup bundt pan or tube cake pan. This moist dark cake is loaded with yummy tasting dried fruits not the icky bitter candied peel and citron you remember from visiting your grandma at christmas. It has become a favorite of my friends and family around the holidays even the skeptical ones and is delicious by itself or covered with a layer of almond paste.

Chocolate chips milk chocolate sauce egg yeast sugar sunflower oil and 3 more. It turns cynics into converts. This recipe includes dried fruit instead of the glowing candied stuff we ve all learned to associate with fruitcake and is less dense and more cake like than many fruitcake recipes. Feel free to substitute your own favorites.

Add your candied fruit to fruit cakes biscotti and cookie recipes for a fruity touch. I also add cinnamon clove allspice nutmeg to taste. Good cake texture and not too much fruit. Most recipes call for 1 4 1 2 cup 59 118 g of candied fruit along with your other ingredients.

Try it in cookies fruit trail bars muffins and cinnamon rolls. The dried fruits suggested below are simply that suggestions. Candied fruit cake casseroles et claviers. If using fruit in recipes make your dish within 1 3 days for best results.