Christmas Cake Tasty Recipes

Monday, July 17, 2017

Christmas Cake

"This cake is a wealthy, dark, moist fruit cake, very flavorful at Christmas. Try icing with almond paste for a greater festive contact. This recipe is started out in October or November as a way to allow it mellow earlier than the vacations. I remember thoroughly my mom storing her fruit cake in an old butter churn that belonged to my grandmother and exquisite grandmother. I want that I had that old crock."

Ingredients :

2 (8 ounce) packing containers candied cherries
1 (8 ounce) box candied combined citrus peel
2 cups raisins
1 cup dried currants
1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
2 (2.25 ounce) programs blanched slivered almonds
half of cup brandy
1/2 cup all-motive flour
2 cups all-reason flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon floor cloves
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
half of teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
2 cups packed brown sugar
6 eggs
three/4 cup molasses
three/4 cup apple juice

Instructions :

Prep : 30M	Cook : 16M	Ready in : 6H

In a medium bowl, combine cherries, citrus peel, raisins, currants, dates, and almonds. Stir in brandy; allow stand 2 hours, or overnight. Dredge soaked fruit with half cup flour.
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease an 8x8x3 inch fruit cake pan, line with parchment paper, and grease once more. In a small bowl, blend together 2 cups flour, baking soda, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, and salt; set aside.
In a big bowl, cream butter till light. Gradually combo in brown sugar and eggs. Mix collectively molasses and apple juice. Beat into butter aggregate alternately with flour mixture, making 4 dry and 3 liquid additions. Fold in floured fruit. Turn batter into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for three to a few 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of cake comes out smooth. Remove from pan, and lift off paper. Cool cake absolutely, then wrap loosely in waxed paper. Store in an airtight container.

Notes :

Reynolds® parchment may be used for less complicated cleanup/removal from the pan.

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