MOIST AND EASY CHRISTMAS FRUIT CAKE RECIPE

Christmas is our favourite time of the year, which is we are sharing our moist and easy Christmas fruit cake recipe. There is love in the air, gifts to share and most importantly – food! One of which is the traditional fruit cake. It is filled with nuts, fruits, laced with alcohol and very moist!

We have a boiling recipe you must try and we are sure you will love. It is sure to change how you think about fruitcakes and we are certain you will love it. Follow this recipe for an 8 inch fruit cake. Enjoy!

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Prep

You will need an 8-inch round cake tin, parchment paper, measuring cups, oven, cooker, mixer and bowls.

Preparation time – 20 minutes.

Cooking time – 60 to 90 minutes

Ingredients

1. 1kg mixed dried fruit (raisin, cherries, currants and whatever fruits you would like)
2. 1 orange
3. 1 lemon
4. 150ml brandy or whisky
5. 250g butter, softened
6. 200g light brown sugar
7. 175g all-purpose flour
8. 100g ground almond
9. ½ tsp baking powder
10. 2 tsp mixed spice
11. 1 tsp ground cinnamon
12. ¼ tsp ground cloves
13. 100g flaked almond
14. 4 large eggs
15. 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

1. Preheat oven to 150C.
2. Line the cake tin with a double layer of baking parchment paper.
3. Extract the juice and zest from the orange and lemon.
4. Put the dried fruit, zests and juice, alcohol, butter and sugar in a large pan set over a medium heat on your cooker.
5. Once boiled, lower the heat and leave to simmer for 3 minutes.
6. Allow to cool to room temperature.
7. After cooling, add the remaining ingredients and stir well.
8. Pour the mix into the tin and place in the oven.
9. Remove the cake from the oven, poke holes in it with a fork and pour 2 tablespoons of your chosen alcohol.
10. Leave the cake to cool completely in the tin.

We hope you enjoy it. Have a very Merry Christmas.