Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, light fruit cake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Light Fruit Cake is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Light Fruit Cake is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook light fruit cake using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Light Fruit Cake:
- Get 3/4 cup (120 grams) candied mixed peel
- Take 1/2 cup (100 grams) candied red or green cherries (cut into quarters)
- Prepare 1/3 cup (40 grams) dark raisins
- Prepare 2-3 tablespoons Grand Marnier, rum, brandy, or sherry (optional)
- Make ready 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
- Get 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated white sugar
- Make ready 3 large eggs, room temperature
- Take 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Get 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
- Get 1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all-purpose flour
- Prepare 1/2 cup (50 grams) ground almonds (almond meal/flour)
- Make ready 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoons salt
- Get Zest of one small lemon (outer skin)
- Make ready 1/4 cup (60 ml) milk (whole or reduced fat)
- Get Some flaked almonds for decoration
Gradually stir in fruit mixture until well mixed. Boil a kettle and soak the fruit while you prepare the other ingredients. Mix the dry ingredients, beat in the butter. Combine the eggs, milk and vanilla extract and beat into the mixture.
Steps to make Light Fruit Cake:
- In a large bowl, combine candied mixed peel, cherries, and dark raisins. Mix well. Stir in the brandy to coat the fruit. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Let stand at room temperature at least 1 day(up to 2 days) to macerate the fruit, stirring occasionally.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C), with the oven rack in the center of the oven. Butter, or spray with a nonstick vegetable spray, a 9 x 5 x 3 inch (23 x 13 x 8 cm) loaf pan.
- In a separate bowl, whisk dried ingredients together the flour, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest.
- In a 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 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 extracts. Add the candied and dried fruits, along with any juices, and beat until incorporated. Beat in half the flour mixture just until incorporated. Add almond flour, then beat in the milk and then the remaining flour mixture. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and, if desired, decorate the top of the cake with flaked almonds.
- Bake for about 60 - 70 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cover with a piece of aluminum foil if you find the cake is browning too much! Remove the cake from the oven. - Let it cool down in the baking tin. Cut into slices and serve.
Strain the fruit and fold into the cake mix. This is a one bowl, chuck it all in and beat recipe. The absolute best kind in my book. It is also a Light Fruit Cake with no nuts. It is my own preference so do throw a handful in if it isn't yours.
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