not your momma's fruitcake

Name: Not Your Momma's Fruitcake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/4 cup(s) butter; 3/4 cup(s) packed light brown sugar; 2 - eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) finely shredded fresh orange peel; 1/2 cup(s) orange juice - fresh if possible; 2 tablespoon(s) clear corn syrup; 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 3/4 cup(s) chopped dried apricots; 3/4 cup(s) chopped dried cherries; 3/4 cup(s) dried pineapple; 3/4 cup(s) craisins (dried cranberries); 1/4 cup(s) dark raisins; 1/4 cup(s) white raisins; 1/4 cup(s) chopped dates; 1/4 cup(s) chopped pecans; 1/4 cup(s) orange juice; - turbinado sugar; - note: the amount and type of fruits and nuts is up to you. just do not use those glace cherries, they will foul this fruitcake.

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Maggie M

In The Kitchen, OH

Updated on Dec 2, 2013

I have always loved Fruitcake. You know the kind .. dark, boozy, heavy, the kind that can hold a door closed in a hurricane. Well this one breaks the mold of any fruitcake you have ever encountered. In the past my husband didn't even want to be in the same room with a fruitcake let alone taste it. This one, however, has taken that Fruitcake stigma away and he can't get enough of this one!

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Think outside the box, dare to be different, this one will appeal to the most harcore hater of fruitcake !

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 - eggs
1 teaspoon finely shredded fresh orange peel
1/2 cup orange juice - fresh if possible
2 tablespoons clear corn syrup
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped dried apricots
3/4 cup chopped dried cherries
3/4 cup dried pineapple
3/4 cup craisins (dried cranberries)
1/4 cup dark raisins
1/4 cup white raisins
1/4 cup chopped dates
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup orange juice
- turbinado sugar
- note: the amount and type of fruits and nuts is up to you. just do not use those glace cherries, they will foul this fruitcake.

How To Make not your momma's fruitcake

Step 1

You will want to start this cake 1 month before you intend to gift it or eat it.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 300. Spray an 8x4" loaf pan then line pan with parchment paper and spray the paper then set aside.
Step 3

Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
Step 4

In a bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add the brown sugar; beat until mixture is combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on medium speed until combined (batter may appear curdled).
Step 5

Whisk orange peel, juice, corn syrup, and vanilla together in small bowl or cup. Add flour mixture and juice mixture alternately to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Add the fruits and nuts and fold into batter then spread into prepared pan.
Step 6

Bake for about 90 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. If necessary, cover cake with foil the last 15 to 30 minutes to prevent overbrowning.
Step 7

Leave the cake in the pan and cool completely on a wire rack. Once cooled remove from baking dish. Wrap cake in 100-percent cotton cheesecloth. Slowly pour 1/4 cup orange juice over the cake. Overwrap in parchment paper and then foil and store in refrigerator 2 to 8 weeks. Re-moisten cheesecloth every 10 days with more orange juice. If desired, sprinkle with turbinado sugar and garnish with orange-peel curls before slicing.
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