Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, light fruit cake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
For this Light Fruit Cake I like to use a combination of candied mixed peel and candied cherries (can use either red or green). Candied fruit is actually preserved fruit that has been dipped several times. Light Fruit Cake- rich, luscious Madeira cake that's light, fluffy and moist with a wonderful buttery taste studded with dried mixed fruits.
Light Fruit Cake is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Light Fruit Cake is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook light fruit cake using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Light Fruit Cake:
- Make ready 3/4 cup (120 grams) candied mixed peel
- Make ready 1/2 cup (100 grams) candied red or green cherries (cut into quarters)
- Take 1/3 cup (40 grams) dark raisins
- Make ready 2-3 tablespoons Grand Marnier, rum, brandy, or sherry (optional)
- Get 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
- Take 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated white sugar
- Take 3 large eggs, room temperature
- Get 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
- Get 1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all-purpose flour
- Get 1/2 cup (50 grams) ground almonds (almond meal/flour)
- Get 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Take 1/4 teaspoons salt
- Take Zest of one small lemon (outer skin)
- Take 1/4 cup (60 ml) milk (whole or reduced fat)
- Take Some flaked almonds for decoration
This Light Fruit Cake Recipe is taken from Eric's Lanlard's Baking Mad masterclasses held at his cookery school Cake-Boy and can also be found in his delicious cook book 'Home Bake'. Method Strain the fruit and fold into the cake mix. This no-fail light fruit cake recipe is another one of my favorite cake recipes. See more ideas about Fruit cake, Fruitcake recipes, Cake recipes.
Instructions to make Light Fruit Cake:
- In a large bowl, combine candied mixed peel, cherries, and dark raisins. Mix well. Stir in the brandy to coat the fruit. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Let stand at room temperature at least 1 day(up to 2 days) to macerate the fruit, stirring occasionally.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C), with the oven rack in the center of the oven. Butter, or spray with a nonstick vegetable spray, a 9 x 5 x 3 inch (23 x 13 x 8 cm) loaf pan.
- In a separate bowl, whisk dried ingredients together the flour, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest.
- In a large bowl of stand mixer and using the paddle attachment, beat the butter until creamy. Gradually add the sugar and beat until mixture is light and creamy. Beat in the egg one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula to ensure ingredients are all incorporated. Beat 1 additional minute.
- Beat in the extracts. Add the candied and dried fruits, along with any juices, and beat until incorporated. Beat in half the flour mixture just until incorporated. Add almond flour, then beat in the milk and then the remaining flour mixture. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and, if desired, decorate the top of the cake with flaked almonds.
- Bake for about 60 - 70 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cover with a piece of aluminum foil if you find the cake is browning too much! Remove the cake from the oven. Let it cool down in the baking tin. Cut into slices and serve.
A pleasing and easy Eggless Light Fruit Cake that was lighter and can be enjoyed anytime of the year. Gently fold in the fruit then spoon the mixture into the tin. This fruit cake is light, fruity and delicious. It's dotted with glace cherries, pineapple, raisins, mixed peel and almonds. It's the perfect cake to be used as a wedding or Christmas cake.
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