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Post by monklady123 on Dec 3, 2023 17:08:37 GMT
Spin off from the fruitcake poll...I didn't want any replies to get lost there. Someone in that thread said that the reason Americans don't like fruitcake is because it's not sweet and we do like our sweet things. The second part is true but I don't think that's the real reason we don't like fruitcake... I think it's that we've never had the real thing. I would love to try making one, but I need a real recipe, that will produce a real fruitcake. Is that possible with American ingredients? Also, I don't want mine with marzipan or icing, just the fruitcake part. Do you have a recipe to share? Yes I could google, but how do I know it's a good one when I'm one of the ones who thinks I hate fruitcake?  |
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Post by sueg on Dec 3, 2023 17:29:40 GMT
This is the recipe my DDiL's mum gave to me, just before we moved to Munich. It has almonds as a decorative topping, rather than icing, which is what I prefer too. It is in metric, as that is what we use in Australia, though the fruit and flour are measured in cups and spices in teaspoons.
Rich Fruit Cake
Ingredients:
3 ¼ cups sultanas
1 ½ cups Raisins (chopped)
¾ cup currants
2/3 cup Glace cherries (chopped)
125g Glace pineapple (chopped)
125 ml rum (brandy or whiskey work too)
2TB marmalade
¼ cup orange juice
250g softened butter (or margarine)
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon each grated orange and lemon rind
4 eggs
2 teaspoons mixed spice
2 cups plain flour
¼ cup extra rum (or other as before)
1 cup blanched almonds
Method:
Combine all the dried/glace fruits, juice, marmalade and rum in a large bowl. Mix well and allow to marinate overnight.
Preheat oven to 130°C
Line a deep 8 or 9” cake tin with 2 layers of brown paper and 1 of baking paper.
Beat the butter, sugar and rinds in a small bowl.
Add eggs one at a time, and continue to mix well.
Add this to the fruit mixture
Sift flour and spices and mix into fruit. NOTE: This needs to be done with a wooden spoon – a mixer won’t work here.
Pour mixture into prepared cake tin, and smooth evenly
Decorate top with almonds
Bake uncovered for 3 – 3 ½ hours, or until cooked. A skewer inserted in the cake will be just moist.
Brush top with extra rum. Wrap tightly in a teatowel (dishcloth) and leave overnight.
Store in an airtight tin.
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Post by wellway on Dec 3, 2023 17:39:52 GMT
This is Mary Berry's recipe, quite similar to that of my mum, except for the treacle. You need to double line the cake tin with a collar going above the lip of the tin to help even cooking. It's cooked low and slow, fills the house with a fabulous smell. www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/classic_christmas_cake_04076 |
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Post by monklady123 on Dec 3, 2023 18:00:41 GMT
This is the recipe my DDiL's mum gave to me, just before we moved to Munich. It has almonds as a decorative topping, rather than icing, which is what I prefer too. It is in metric, as that is what we use in Australia, though the fruit and flour are measured in cups and spices in teaspoons. Rich Fruit Cake Ingredients: 3 ¼ cups sultanas 1 ½ cups Raisins (chopped) ¾ cup currants 2/3 cup Glace cherries (chopped) 125g Glace pineapple (chopped) 125 ml rum (brandy or whiskey work too) 2TB marmalade ¼ cup orange juice 250g softened butter (or margarine) 1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon each grated orange and lemon rind 4 eggs 2 teaspoons mixed spice 2 cups plain flour ¼ cup extra rum (or other as before) 1 cup blanched almonds Method: Combine all the dried/glace fruits, juice, marmalade and rum in a large bowl. Mix well and allow to marinate overnight. Preheat oven to 130°C Line a deep 8 or 9” cake tin with 2 layers of brown paper and 1 of baking paper. Beat the butter, sugar and rinds in a small bowl. Add eggs one at a time, and continue to mix well. Add this to the fruit mixture Sift flour and spices and mix into fruit. NOTE: This needs to be done with a wooden spoon – a mixer won’t work here. Pour mixture into prepared cake tin, and smooth evenly Decorate top with almonds Bake uncovered for 3 – 3 ½ hours, or until cooked. A skewer inserted in the cake will be just moist. Brush top with extra rum. Wrap tightly in a teatowel (dishcloth) and leave overnight. Store in an airtight tin. Thanks! I could do that I think. Although... what is "mixed spice"? |
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Post by sueg on Dec 3, 2023 18:05:35 GMT
monklady123 - mixed spice is a mixture of ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cloves and possibly other spices. In Australia, I could buy it ready to go and I brought some back with me last year when I went home. OK, quick google and I found this: Mixed Spice recipe. This is from the BBC Good Food section, which I generally find to be good. I have also seen Pumpkin Pie spice suggested as a substitute, and I used Lebkuchen spice sometimes here in Germany, when I ran out proper mixed spice - it has a bit more ginger in it though.
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Post by monklady123 on Dec 3, 2023 18:52:15 GMT
monklady123 - mixed spice is a mixture of ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cloves and possibly other spices. In Australia, I could buy it ready to go and I brought some back with me last year when I went home. OK, quick google and I found this: Mixed Spice recipe. This is from the BBC Good Food section, which I generally find to be good. I have also seen Pumpkin Pie spice suggested as a substitute, and I used Lebkuchen spice sometimes here in Germany, when I ran out proper mixed spice - it has a bit more ginger in it though. Thanks! I have all of those spices except mace. The only "mace" I know is the ceremonial mace that the dean carried into chapel when we had official gatherings in seminary. lol. Probably not what this recipe calls for. |
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Post by littlemama on Dec 3, 2023 18:55:52 GMT
monklady123 - mixed spice is a mixture of ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cloves and possibly other spices. In Australia, I could buy it ready to go and I brought some back with me last year when I went home. OK, quick google and I found this: Mixed Spice recipe. This is from the BBC Good Food section, which I generally find to be good. I have also seen Pumpkin Pie spice suggested as a substitute, and I used Lebkuchen spice sometimes here in Germany, when I ran out proper mixed spice - it has a bit more ginger in it though. Thanks! I have all of those spices except mace. The only "mace" I know is the ceremonial mace that the dean carried into chapel when we had official gatherings in seminary. lol. Probably not what this recipe calls for. Mace is the outer coating of nutmeg, if I recall correctly. I got stuck on Sultana. |
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Post by JoP on Dec 3, 2023 18:56:30 GMT
monklady123 - mixed spice is a mixture of ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cloves and possibly other spices. In Australia, I could buy it ready to go and I brought some back with me last year when I went home. OK, quick google and I found this: Mixed Spice recipe. This is from the BBC Good Food section, which I generally find to be good. I have also seen Pumpkin Pie spice suggested as a substitute, and I used Lebkuchen spice sometimes here in Germany, when I ran out proper mixed spice - it has a bit more ginger in it though. Thanks! I have all of those spices except mace. The only "mace" I know is the ceremonial mace that the dean carried into chapel when we had official gatherings in seminary. lol. Probably not what this recipe calls for. Mace is the protective coating of nutmeg www.thespicehouse.com/blogs/news/what-is-macehttps://www.thespicehouse.com/blogs/news/what-is-mace |
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Post by JoP on Dec 3, 2023 18:58:21 GMT
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Post by librarylady on Dec 3, 2023 20:20:29 GMT
Sultana (per google)
a small, light brown, seedless raisin used in foods such as puddings and cakes.
"a sultana cake"
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Post by AussieMeg on Dec 4, 2023 1:50:55 GMT
I mean, you can't beat Mary Berry but this is a recipe from another Brit, Kirstie Allsop. A friend from work made each of us a mini cake years ago, and it was sooooo good! I just asked her about it, and she told me it was this recipe: Caribbean Christmas Cake. It's not exactly traditional because it has ginger in it, and my friend also put pineapple in it. I'm going to make one this year, and I will include macadamias in with the mixed nuts. (Sorry for linking you to the Daily Fail  but it's the only link I could find.) |
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Post by nicolep on Dec 4, 2023 2:43:27 GMT
I love a white fruit cake! This is slightly non-traditional but it's a delicious recipe! Christmas Fruitcake |
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Post by sueg on Dec 4, 2023 14:45:40 GMT
I made my fruitcake today, from the recipe I posted earlier. Mixed and ready for the oven  Out of the oven and basted with extra brandy  My kitchen smells amazing from the spices and brandy. Now to wait until Christmas to cut into it. |
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Post by iowgirl on Dec 4, 2023 15:17:35 GMT
I cheat and order THE best fruitcake. I get the individually wrapped slices. They keep forever in the freezer, and taste best when chilled, but even my kids love these! I just ordered several to use as Christmas gifts. Baked in Beatrice, Nebraska. Grandma's Bake Shop |
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Post by mikklynn on Dec 4, 2023 15:24:23 GMT
I cheat and order THE best fruitcake. I get the individually wrapped slices. They keep forever in the freezer, and taste best when chilled, but even my kids love these! I just ordered several to use as Christmas gifts. Baked in Beatrice, Nebraska. Grandma's Bake ShopThank you! I just placed an order. I know I can trust an Iowa farm girl  |
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Post by iowgirl on Dec 4, 2023 15:25:46 GMT
Thank you! I just placed an order. I know I can trust an Iowa farm girl I hope you like them! |
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Post by mikklynn on Dec 9, 2023 14:20:36 GMT
Thank you! I just placed an order. I know I can trust an Iowa farm girl I hope you like them! I can't believe how fast I received my order. Yes, I DO like them! I like how small the pieces are, because I am the only one who will touch them. |
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Post by snyder on Dec 9, 2023 14:35:50 GMT
I love a white fruit cake! This is slightly non-traditional but it's a delicious recipe! Christmas Fruitcake I love good white fruit cake as well. You link just keeps coming back here. Will you post the link again, please? |
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Post by nicolep on Dec 9, 2023 15:01:58 GMT
I love a white fruit cake! This is slightly non-traditional but it's a delicious recipe! Christmas Fruitcake I love good white fruit cake as well. You link just keeps coming back here. Will you post the link again, please? I just fixed my link in my above post. Woops! Sorry about that. I'll drop it here too though. Enjoy! 💙 theviewfromgreatisland.com/christmas-fruitcake-recipe/ |
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Post by snyder on Dec 9, 2023 15:04:22 GMT
I love good white fruit cake as well. You link just keeps coming back here. Will you post the link again, please? I just fixed my link in my above post. Woops! Sorry about that. I'll drop it here too though. Enjoy! 💙 theviewfromgreatisland.com/christmas-fruitcake-recipe/Thank you. That looks yummy. A whole variety of fruits. |
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Post by karenk on Dec 9, 2023 15:34:50 GMT
My great aunt made a light colored one that she sliced paper tin! We have ordered Collin’s Street and bought Clayton. I’ll order one of Grandmas.
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Post by katiekaty on Dec 9, 2023 15:49:10 GMT
My recipe: sit down, read a good book until the urge to make a fruitcake passes, the pull out the stuff to make a lovely chocolate cake with a rich and fluffy chocolate frosting. Trust me, everyone will thank you!
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Post by nicolep on Dec 9, 2023 16:14:36 GMT
Thank you. That looks yummy. A whole variety of fruits. You're welcome! Yes, a good variety of fruits and the simple powdered sugar icing on top is delicious! |
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but it's the only link I could find.)
