Best 5 Texas Holiday Fruit Cake Recipes

TEXAS HOLIDAY FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Before you start, sample the whiskey to check for qyality. Good isn't it? Now go ahead
• 2. Select a large mixing bowl , neasurimg cups, etc. Check the wiskey again, as it must be just right. To be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup into a glass and drink it as fast as you can. Repeat.....
• 3. With an electic mixer beat 1 cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.
• 4. Add one cup of thugar and beat again.
• 5. Meanwhile make sure the wiskey is of the finest quality.
• 6. Cry another tup. Open second quart if netathry.
• 7. Add 2 large effs, 2 cups fried druit, and beat.
• 8. If druit gets stuck in beaters, just pry loose with a drewscriver.
• 9. Sample the wiskey again to check for tonscisiticy.(Carol by the way is a RN).
• 10. next sift 2 cups of salt, or anything else, it really doesn't matter.
• 11. Sample the viskey once again.
• 12. Sift 1/2 pint of lemon juice, fold in chopped brown thugar,or whatever color you can find, and mix well.
• 13. Grease roven and turn cake pan to 350 degreefs.
• 14. Now pour the wnole mess in the roven and ake.
• 15. Check the viskey one last tine and bo to ged.
• 16. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE!!!!!!

FREE RANGE FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Combine dried fruits, candied ginger and both zests. Add rum and macerate overnight, or microwave for 5 minutes to re-hydrate fruit.
• Place fruit and liquid in a non-reactive pot with the sugar, butter, apple juice and spices. Bring mixture to a boil stirring often, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool for at least 15 minutes. (Batter can be completed up to this point, then covered and refrigerated for up to 2 days. Bring to room temperature before completing cake.)
• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Combine dry ingredients and sift into fruit mixture. Quickly bring batter together with a large wooden spoon, then stir in eggs one at a time until completely integrated, then fold in nuts. Spoon into a 10-inch non-stick loaf pan and bake for 1 hour. Check for doneness by inserting toothpick into the middle of the cake. If it comes out clean, it's done. If not, bake another 10 minutes, and check again.
• Remove cake from oven and place on cooling rack or trivet. Baste or spritz top with brandy and allow to cool completely before turning out from pan.
• When cake is completely cooled, seal in a tight sealing, food safe container. Every 2 to 3 days, feel the cake and if dry, spritz with brandy. The cake's flavor will enhance considerably over the next two weeks. If you decide to give the cake as a gift, be sure to tell the recipient that they are very lucky indeed.

HOLIDAY FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. Combine fruit and nuts. In another bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Pour over fruit and nuts; stir to coat. , Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in a cool place. Bring to room temperature before serving; slice with a serrated knife.

HOLIDAY WHITE FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°. Line bottoms of four greased 9x5-in. loaf pans with parchment; grease parchment., In a small bowl, toss candied fruit, raisins and walnuts with 1/2 cup flour. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in remaining flour. Fold in fruit mixture., Transfer to prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.

JEWELED FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. Line four greased and floured 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside., In a large bowl, combine dates, nuts, cherries and coconut. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; stir into fruit mixture until well coated., In a small bowl, beat eggs and vanilla until foamy. Fold into fruit mixture and mix well. Pour into prepared pans., Bake 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in a cool, dry place. Cut with a serrated knife.