James Beards Mothers Fruit Cake Recipe
Yield: 6 ServingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
125 gram: Glace cherries,
90 gram: Glace apricot,
250 gram: Glace pineapple,
125 gram: Mixed peel,
300 gram: Raisins,
125 gram: Sultanas,
125 gram: Currants,
1/3 cup: Brandy,
90 gram: Pecans,
1/4 cup: Flour,
90 gram: Butter,
1/2 cup: Sugar,
1/2 cup: Soft brown sugar,
3 large: Eggs,
45 gram: Grated dark chocolate,
1 tbsp: Brandy,
1/2 cup: Flour,
1/2 tsp: Cinnamon,
1/4 tsp: Nutmeg,
1 pinch: Ground cloves,
1/2 tsp: Baking powder,
Directions:
Place cherries, apricots, pineapple, peel, raisins, sultanas,
currants in a bowl. Marinate in brandy 2 days stirring occasionaly.
Add nuts and 1/4 cup of flour, stir well. Cream butter with two
sugars add eggs mixing well between each. Add chocolate and brandy.
Sift in flour, cinammon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder. Add fruit mix
and blend thoroughly. Pour into tin, hollow the centre, bake
150degrees 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Paint with brandy and store at least two
months to mature.
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currants in a bowl. Marinate in brandy 2 days stirring occasionaly.
Add nuts and 1/4 cup of flour, stir well. Cream butter with two
sugars add eggs mixing well between each. Add chocolate and brandy.
Sift in flour, cinammon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder. Add fruit mix
and blend thoroughly. Pour into tin, hollow the centre, bake
150degrees 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Paint with brandy and store at least two
months to mature.
Source from luhu.jp
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Cakes