Grandmas Fruit Cake Donna Hay

INGREDIENTS 3 cups raisins 1½ cups sultanas 1 cup currants ¾ cup chopped dates 1 cup slivered almonds ¾ cup (6 fl oz) brandy 250g (8c oz) butter, softened 1¼ cups brown sugar 4 eggs 2¼ cups plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2-3 tablespoons brandy, extra METHOD 2 tablespoons milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon maple OR rum extract 1 teaspoon each cinnamon and ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg ¼ teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon salt 1/8 cup molasses OR honey OR maple syrup 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder 2 cups sweetened dried cranberries

Grandma's Fruit Cocktail Cake Recipe {Southern Classic} Gonna Want Seconds

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. In a bowl whisk sugar, eggs, vanilla together and then add softened butter and whisk until smooth. Use another bowl whisk to together dry ingredients. 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (see Cook's Note) 1 cup granulated sugar One 8-ounce block cream cheese, at room temperature 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature 2. 1. Step. Begin by soaking the dried fruits in rum overnight. Not only will the fruit infuse with the rum, but it will also become soft and juicy, which makes the cake incredibly moist. 2. Step. Preheat your oven to 325°F (160°C). Prepare a 9-inch round cake pan by greasing and lining it with parchment paper. Method. 1. Put water, margarine, sugar and fruit into a pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Cool. 2. Add egg (s) and stir in flour and spices. 3. Place mixture into an 20cm/8" prepared tin and bake in a very moderate oven, (150C/300F/Gas mark 2/3) for about one hour. Print recipe.

Easy Homemade Grandma's Fruitcake Recipe · The Typical Mom

Instructions. Clean and dry your dishpan. Cut the candied fruit into smaller pieces. Add all of the ingredients inside. If you don't like one type of raisin, just add two pounds of the other kind instead. If you don't want to put dates inside your fruitcake, substitute them with pecans. Ingredients Fruit 1 1/2 cups (213g) dried pineapple, diced 1 1/2 cups (255g) raisins, golden or regular heaping 1 cup (170g) candied red cherries, plus additional for decoration, if desired 1/3 cup (64g) crystallized ginger 3/4 cup (170g) rum, brandy, apple juice, or cranberry juice Batter Ingredients 450g/1lb self-raising flour 125g/4oz caster sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp mixed spice pinch salt 125g/4oz unsalted butter 450g/1lb mixed fruit and peel 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda. Preheat oven to 300°F and line loaf pans with parchment paper. Blend eggs, vanilla, sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl. Add salt, baking powder, and flour and mix. Mix in pineapple and juice, cherries, raisins, dried cherries, and pecans. Fill the tins with fruit cake batter and spread to even the surface. Bake at 300° for 1 1⁄2 hours.

Granmama's Uncooked (No Bake, No Cook) Fruitcake Recipe

In a large bowl cream softened butter with sugar till fluffy. Beat eggs together and put to one side and add 4 tablespoons of the beaten eggs to the butter and sugar, beat ensuring everything is fully mixed. 4. Sieve all dry ingredients together then add 4 tablespoons of the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. 5. Instructions Preheat oven to 275 ºF. In a large pot, combine sugar, butter, water, raisins, and fruit mix. Bring to a boil. Reduce to low heat and let simmer for 5 minutes. Cool overnight. Sift flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and spices together. Add alternately with eggs to raisin mixture. Preheat oven to 300°. Grease and flour three 9x5-in. loaf pans. Line bottoms with waxed paper; grease and flour the paper. Combine currants, raisins, walnuts, candied citron and 1/4 cup flour. Toss to coat; set aside. Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Elise Bauer How To Make Fruitcake Fruitcake is really just like any other quick bread or loaf cake, only with a lot more fruit and nuts added. You make a simple cake batter, stir in the fruits and nuts, and bake until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Grandma's Fruit Cake Recipe

Ingredients 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups white sugar ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons ground cloves 3 cups unsweetened applesauce ¾ cup vegetable oil 1 cup raisins 1 cup chopped pitted dates Guide to Making Grandma's Fruit Cake Recipe Ingredients. 2 cups of all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon of baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon of salt; 1 cup of unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup of granulated sugar; 4 large eggs; 1/4 cup of orange juice; 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract; 2 cups of mixed dried fruit (such as raisins, currants, and chopped apricots)