baking · vegetarian
Holiday fruitcake (the kind people actually like)
A dense, moist cake packed with good dried fruit and nuts soaked in rum or tea, warm spices and brown sugar, brushed with more rum as it ages.
- Time
- 120min
- Steps
- 4
Ingredients
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Allergens
Contains milk, egg, wheat and tree nuts.
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Method
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1
Soak the fruit in the rum or tea overnight.
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2
Cream the butter and sugar, beat in the eggs, then fold in the dry ingredients, zest, fruit with its liquid and nuts.
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3
Bake in two lined loaf pans at 150°C (300°F) for 75-90 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
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4
Brush with more rum while warm. Wrap and age a few days to a few weeks, brushing weekly.
