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Moist Christmas Fruit Cake
Moist Christmas Fruit Cake – super flavorful fruit cake recipe that is moist and sure to please this holiday season, get the recipe
Ingredients:
2 sticks butter
1 cup brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup of treacle or honey
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons milk powder
1 teaspoon mixed spices
1 tsp baking soda
Method:
Sift the flour, milk powder and spices t0gether.
Combine dried fruits, butter, sugar, honey, orange juice and baking soda in a large saucepan.
Stir over low heat until the sugar has dissolved.
Bring the mixture to boil and simmer for about 5 minutes over low heat.
Stir consistently. Remove the saucepan and leave to cool.
Combine the eggs and gently beat it using a fork.
Gently stir it into the cooled cake mixture. Fold in the sifted ingredients. Spread evenly into prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour or until cooked.
Remove the cake and brush the top with brandy. Cover it tightly with aluminium foil. The cake is best eaten after a few days of aging.
To prepare 2-3 weeks in advance:
7 cups chopped mixed fruits (assortment of raisins, sultanas, currants, dried cranberries, dried apricots, mixed peel, glazed cherries, etc.)
1 cup of nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, pecans or pistachio)
1 -1.5 cups brandy or rum
Pour the brandy or rum into the chopped mixed fruits and nuts. Keep it in an airtight container for 2-3 weeks before use.
What is Fruit Cake?
Fruit cake is a traditional British Christmas cake that is full of fruits and nuts and laced with alcohol, usually brandy.
This gives the fruit cake a subtle brandy flavor and a moist texture, plus it also allows the fruit cake to be stored for a long time.
I always enjoy eating it with a glass of red wine or even a cup of espresso.
Check out this moist fruit cake recipe as the method calls for boiling the ingredients first before baking.
Ingredients for Fruit Cake Recipe
- Butter
- Eggs
- Orange juice
- Honey
- Flour
- Milk powder
- Nutmeg
- Mixed spices
- Cinnamon powder
- Baking soda
- Brandy
Frequently Asked Questions
What alcohol is best for fruit cake?
It is best to use dark rum or brandy for this recipe. Brush 1-2 tablespoons over the cake right when it is removed from the oven.
How do you preserve fruit cake?
To store, wrap the cake in brandy soaked towels, and then wrap in aluminum foil or plastic wrap.
Do you need to refrigerate fruit cake?
If stored correctly, the cake will last a month at normal room temperature. In the fridge, it should keep for 6 months.
How many calories?
This recipe has 246 calories.
What Dishes to Serve with this Recipe?
This meal is best served as a dessert. For a great holiday assortment, I recommend the following desserts.
Pairs well with:
Fruit Cake Recipe
Moist Christmas Fruit Cake - super flavorful fruit cake recipe that is moist and sure to please this holiday season, get the recipe.
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 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 large eggs
Directions
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1
Grease and line 5-6 mini loaf pans. Preheat the oven to 300 F or 150 C.
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2
Sift the flour, milk powder and spices together.
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3
Combine mixed fruits, butter, sugar, honey, orange juice and baking soda in a large saucepan. Stir over low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Bring the mixture to boil and simmer for about 5 minutes over low heat. Stir consistently. Remove the saucepan and leave to cool.
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4
Combine the eggs and gently beat it using a fork. Gently stir it into the cooled cake mixture. Fold in the sifted ingredients. Spread evenly into prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour or until cooked.
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5
Remove the cake and brush the top with brandy. Cover it tightly with aluminium foil. The cake is best eaten after a few days of aging.
Recipe Notes
To prepare 2-3 weeks in advance:
7 cups chopped mixed fruits (assortment of raisins, sultanas, currants, dried cranberries, dried apricots, mixed peel and glazed cherries). 1 cup of nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, pecans or pistachio). 1 - 1.5 cups brandy or rum. Pour the brandy or rum into the chopped mixed fruits and nuts. Keep it in an airtight container for 2-3 weeks before use.
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Angie
Hi, I am going to try bake this fruit cake. My questions are:
1) Do you take the soaked fruits/nuts only or as well as the rum/brandy that are used to soak the dried fruits?
2) do you let the cake cool in pan first then brush brandy over the top?
Thank you.
Ann Chooi
Is it a must to add fruit juice when baking a fruit cake? What’s the reason for it? Can I not add nuts as well cos of allergy? Tq
Rasa Malaysia
Yes. It is. You need skip nuts.
lily
What are the quantities of the Moist cake Recipie for the ingredients given
Rasa Malaysia
Please scroll down for the pink recipe card. The quantities are all there.
Lil Rae cupcakes
HI, I LOVE YOUR POST! I MADE THIS TODAY AND HOPING FOR A DELICIOUS OUTCOME! I DID TWEAK THE RECIPE A BIT. I USED 3/4 CUP OF BROWN SUGAR INSTEAD OF 1 CUP, (I DON’T LIKE A VERY SWEET CAKE AND SINCE HONEY IS USED I DON’T SEE THE NEED TO ADD 1 WHOLE CUP OF SUGAR) AND 3 CUPS OF MIX FRUITS INSTEAD OF 7 CUPS. THE BATTER ITSELF TASTED SO GOOD SO I’M HOPING THE CAKE WILL TURN OUT DELICIOUS AFTER LETTING IT REST FOR 2 DAYS.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Lil Raw, thanks for your support, I am sure it will taste very yummy. Thanks for trying this moist fruit cake recipe!
Lil Rae cupcakes
There’s a typo on my comment. I meant to say 1/2 Cup of brown sugar. I couldn’t wait for day 2 and I tried them today and it tasted wonderful!! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe ??
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Lil Rae, let me know how it goes. :)
Amanda
Hi if I wanna only 1 loaf….how doni go about the measurements?
Betty Bing Johnson
what do you mean by spices, what kind if spices?
Ann Goslee
There are NO DRIED FRUITS LISTED IN THE INGREDIENTS LIST — HELP !! I would like to make the fruit cake…..
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Ann, please refer to the Notes section on the preparation of the dried fruit. You need to prepare 2-3 weeks in advance for the best results.