RICH BRANDY CHRISTMAS FRUITCAKE
A very very rich fruitcake...perfect for Christmas, just remember, the longer it sits in the tin, the tastier it will be.
Provided by Samuel Holden
Categories Dessert
Time 5h20m
Yield 8 inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- The night before you cook this place all the fruit fruit peel and nuts into a bowl and soak for 12 hours in the brandy and orange juice; Stir every time you go into the kitchen!
- pre-heat oven to 275ºF/140ºC.
- Grease and line with greaseproof paper an 8 inch/20cm round cake tin.
- Sift the flour salt and spices into a large mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl cream the butter and sugar together until the mixtures fluffy.
- Beat the eggs and add them a little at a time.
- Fold in the flour and spices.
- Stir in the fruit that has been soaking along with any excess liquid.
- Mix in the treacle.
- Spoon into the cake tin and spread out evenly.
- Cover the cake with a double square of greaseproof paper with a small hole in the top.
- Bake the cake on the lower shelf for 4& 1/4- 3/4 hours.
- When the cake is cold wrap in double greaseproof paper and store in an airtight tin.
- Feed the cake every two days for the first 2 weeks with a spoonful of brandy and/or orange juice and/or glacè cherry syrup.
- First poke little holes in the cake with a knitting needle or a skewer.
- Come Christmas you will have a very very rich fruit cake.
- Use royal icing to ice it or almond paste and royal icing, I don't like almond paste!
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Charlotte Berry
berry-c34@yahoo.comI made this fruitcake for my family for Christmas and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it. It was moist, flavorful and the brandy added a nice touch.
shylet miga
m@yahoo.comThis is the best fruitcake I've ever had. It's so moist and flavorful, and the brandy really comes through. I will definitely be making this again.
Bilal Niazi
niazi@gmail.comI've made this fruitcake several times now and it always turns out perfectly. It's a bit of a process, but it's so worth it. The flavor is incredible and it keeps well for weeks.
Beaudelaire Yemeli
y.beaudelaire26@hotmail.frThis fruitcake is amazing! It's so moist and flavorful, and the brandy really gives it a nice kick. I will definitely be making this again.
Maverlos Billa
maverlos26@gmail.comI made this fruitcake for my family for Christmas and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it. It was moist, flavorful and the brandy added a nice touch.
Kashif Mirza
kashif_mirza74@aol.comThis is the best fruitcake I've ever had. It's so moist and flavorful, and the brandy really comes through. I will definitely be making this again.
Iresha Dilrukshi
i-dilrukshi@hotmail.co.ukI've made this fruitcake several times now and it always turns out perfectly. It's a bit of a process, but it's so worth it. The flavor is incredible and it keeps well for weeks.
Miranda Fairley
mf@yahoo.comThis fruitcake is amazing! It's so moist and flavorful, and the brandy really gives it a nice kick. I will definitely be making this again.
Njabulo Nation
nation-njabulo22@hotmail.frI made this fruitcake for my family for Christmas and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it. It was moist, flavorful and the brandy added a nice touch.
Dani Memon
memondani@yahoo.comThis is the best fruitcake I've ever had. It's so moist and flavorful, and the brandy really comes through. I will definitely be making this again.
Brian Reed
b@gmail.comI've made this fruitcake several times now and it always turns out perfectly. It's a bit of a process, but it's so worth it. The flavor is incredible and it keeps well for weeks.
SONIYAAKTAR SONIYA
soniyaaktar0@yahoo.comThis fruitcake is amazing! It's so moist and flavorful, and the brandy really gives it a nice kick. I will definitely be making this again.
Babalola Taiye
taiye_babalola31@yahoo.comI made this fruitcake for my family for Christmas and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it. It was moist, flavorful and the brandy added a nice touch.
Greg an chrissypoo Castellanos (Ese shit)
s_g44@gmail.comThis is the best fruitcake I've ever had. It's so moist and flavorful, and the brandy really comes through. I will definitely be making this again.
Caleb Okuley
o_c@hotmail.comI've made this fruitcake several times now and it always turns out perfectly. It's a bit of a process, but it's so worth it. The flavor is incredible and it keeps well for weeks.
molly bennett
molly.b@hotmail.comThis fruitcake was a huge hit at our Christmas party! Everyone loved the rich, boozy flavor and the moist, dense texture. I'll definitely be making this again next year.