Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, light fruit cake. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Light Fruit Cake is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Light Fruit Cake is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Add candied fruits, raisins and almonds; toss together to coat fruit with dry ingredients. Beat butter in another bowl until creamy. Add sugar; continue beating until mixture is light and fluffy.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook light fruit cake using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Light Fruit Cake:
- Make ready candied mixed peel
- Get candied red or green cherries (cut into quarters)
- Get dark raisins
- Make ready Grand Marnier, rum, brandy, or sherry (optional)
- Make ready unsalted butter, room temperature
- Take granulated white sugar
- Take large eggs, room temperature
- Prepare pure vanilla extract
- Take pure almond extract
- Get all-purpose flour
- Take ground almonds (almond meal/flour)
- Prepare baking powder
- Get salt
- Make ready Zest of one small lemon (outer skin)
- Make ready milk (whole or reduced fat)
- Take Some flaked almonds for decoration
Dried fruits and nuts are mixed with oil, wine, and flour to create a humble yet tasty treat that is vegan to boot! Wrap in cellophane or Christmas paper and give as gifts to friends and family. It has a delicious and festive blend of flavors that's perfect for this time of the year! Boil a kettle and soak the fruit while you prepare the other ingredients.
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.
Mix the dry ingredients, beat in the butter. Combine the eggs, milk and vanilla extract and beat into the mixture. Strain the fruit and fold into the cake mix. This is the best fruit cake in the world - and the only fruit cake that I've ever loved and enjoyed. While this recipe has received rave reviews and become a staple for many readers, I've teamed up with All-Clad to showcase their new Pro-Release Bakeware Set and Silicone Tools , and give this fruit cake recipe a new and improved update.
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