Fruitcake, my take on Alton Brown's
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By
Georgane Vann
@Georgart53
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I have never liked fruitcake but saw this the other day and decided I might try it. My main complaint about fruit cake is the radioactive candied fruits used in them. This one uses naturally dried fruits.
I made a few changes. I didn't want to use apricots so I used dried pineapple instead and couldn't find currents so I used regular raisins instead.
Update. I tasted the fruit cake. Really delicious. Soft and moist, loaded with fruit. I'm glad I used the pineapple rather than the apricots. Also one note I wish that I had added more pecans.
I made a few changes. I didn't want to use apricots so I used dried pineapple instead and couldn't find currents so I used regular raisins instead.
Update. I tasted the fruit cake. Really delicious. Soft and moist, loaded with fruit. I'm glad I used the pineapple rather than the apricots. Also one note I wish that I had added more pecans.
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote5
Comments:
Ingredients
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MIX AND SOAK OVERNIGHT
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1 cgolden raisins
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1 cregular raisins
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15 oz bag sunsweet antioxident blend dried fruit includes blueberries, cranberries, cherries and plums
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1/2 cchopped dried pineapple (sunsweet)
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·zest of one lemon and one orange
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1/4 ccandied ginger.... *i didn't use this.
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8 ozgolden rum
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NEXT DAY
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1 csugar
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1 1/4 stickbutter
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1 cunfiltered apple juice
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1/4 tspground cloves
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1/2 tspallspice ground
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1 tspground cinnamon
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1 tspground ginger
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DRY INGREDIENTS
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1 3/4 cap flour
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1 1/2 tspsalt
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1 tspbaking powder
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1 tspbaking soda
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2eggs
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ADD IN
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1/2 ctoasted pecans, broken
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EXTRAS!
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·brandy for spritzing
How to Make Fruitcake, my take on Alton Brown's
- You should have 4 cups of fruit by the time you add in all the dried fruits. I went on and put in a stainless steel sauce pan and stirred in the rum. sealed with a piece of Press and Seal to keep the alcohol from evaporating. Stirring occasionally to keep all the fruit wet. leave over night
- Preheat oven to 325 f.
The next day add the "Next Day" ingredients and bring up to a boil then turn down to a simmer for 15 minutes. Let cool to room temp before mixing in with the dry ingredients. - Add dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl and stir in quickly all the fruit mixture. Blend well then add the eggs one at a time incorporating in really good.
Add the nuts and stir well. - Spoon into a 10 inch non-stick loaf pan and bak for one hour. The tooth pick test: if it's not clean bake another 10 minutes
I used 6 inch paper crumb cake cups that I got from Amazon. It made 11 of those putting in 2 ice cream scoops of batter in each one. Cooked them for 40 minutes give or take.
cool on a rack. then baste with brandy, When it is completely cool wrap tightly and spritz every couple of days with the brandy over the course of about 2 weeks. This size is great for gifting.
