fruit Cake soak fruit 2-3 wks

By mluoceanbeach

Ingredients

• 2 sticks butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup of treacle or honey
• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons milk powder
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon mixed spices
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
• 1 tsp baking soda

Details

Adapted from rasamalaysia.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 teaspoon mixed spices

Grease and line 5-6 mini loaf pans. Preheat the oven to 300 F or 150 C.

Combine dried fruits, butter, sugar, honey, orange juice and baking soda in a large saucepan. Stir over low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Bring the mixture to boil and simmer for about 5 minutes over low heat. Stir consistently. Remove the saucepan and leave to cool.

Combine the eggs and gently beat it using a fork. Gently stir it into the cooled cake mixture. Fold in the sifted ingredients. Spread evenly into prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour or until cooked.

Remove the cake and brush the top with brandy. Cover it tightly with aluminium foil. The cake is best eaten after a few days of aging.

7 cups chopped mixed fruits (assortment of raisins, sultanas, currants, dried cranberries, dried apricots, mixed peel, glazed cherries, etc.)

Pour the brandy or rum into the chopped mixed fruits and nuts. Keep it in an airtight container for 2-3 weeks before use.

1 teaspoon mixed spices

Grease and line 5-6 mini loaf pans. Preheat the oven to 300 F or 150 C.

Combine dried fruits, butter, sugar, honey, orange juice and baking soda in a large saucepan. Stir over low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Bring the mixture to boil and simmer for about 5 minutes over low heat. Stir consistently. Remove the saucepan and leave to cool.

Combine the eggs and gently beat it using a fork. Gently stir it into the cooled cake mixture. Fold in the sifted ingredients. Spread evenly into prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour or until cooked.

Remove the cake and brush the top with brandy. Cover it tightly with aluminium foil. The cake is best eaten after a few days of aging.

7 cups chopped mixed fruits (assortment of raisins, sultanas, currants, dried cranberries, dried apricots, mixed peel, glazed cherries, etc.)

Pour the brandy or rum into the chopped mixed fruits and nuts. Keep it in an airtight container for 2-3 weeks before use.