A cake that is scrumptious, moist, and tempting yet healthy and appetizing! We are talking of the dark Christmas fruit cake. Made from a multiplicity of fruits and dry fruits, this dessert is a sure-shot addition to your Christmas meal. And since it is winter time, adding a few sprinkles of spices and liquor will bring out the flavor and aroma of the cake and keep you protected from the snowfall outdoors. The very thought of it induces a strong craving for the cake. True to its name, anyone will love to relish this cake without any complaints. With a healthy and lovely meal to feast on, let your guests complete their Christmas meal with a thick slice of this spicy and tangy yet sweet cake. Read further for the dark Christmas fruit cake.
Ingredients:
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Dark Christmas Fruit Cake
- 1 lb - Blanched Almonds
- 3 lb - Seedless Raisins
- 2 lb - Currants
- 1 lb - Candied cherries (cut in half)
- 1 lb - Dried Figs (chopped)
- 1 lb - Dates (cut-up)
- 1 ½ lb - Chopped and mixed Candied Peels
- 1 lb - Candied Pineapple (cut-up)
- 1 cup - All-purpose Flour
- 3 cup - Soft Butter
- 3 cup - Brown Sugar (packed)
- 12 - Egg Yokes (separated)
- 12 - Egg Whites (separated)
- 5 ½ cup - All-purpose Flour (sifted)
- 1 tsp - Salt
- 2 tsp - Cinnamon
- 2 tsp - Mace
- 2 tsp - Allspice
- 2 tsp - Nutmeg
- 1 tsp - Cloves
- 3 tsp - Baking Soda
- ¾ cup - Prune Juice
- ¼ cup - Brandy
Method:
- Mix nuts and fruit in a very large bowl or roasting pan.
- Add 1 cup of flour and toss by hand to coat fruit with flour.
- Cream butter well.
- Add sugar and beat until fluffy.
- Beat in egg yolks and transfer mixture to a large bowl.
- Sift 5 ½ cups flour with salt, spices and soda and add to creamed mixture alternately with prune juice and brandy.
- Mix with a wooden spoon.
- Add this mixture to the fruit and nuts and blend well.
- Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture.
- Measure into prepared pans and press well into the corners.
- Heat oven to 275 oF.
- The recipe makes about 28 cups of fruit cake batter and can be baked in a number of different sizes of pan.
- Bake cakes in 8x4x3-inch pans for about 3 hours to make several small cakes for gifts, in 9x5x3-inch pans or Bundt pans for about 3 hours and 15 minutes and in 10-inch tube pans about 3 1/2 hours.
- Let stand in pans a few minutes then turn out on racks and cool.
- Strip off paper and wrap cakes in cheesecloth dampened with brandy and then in foil and store in a cool place.
- Makes about 15 lbs of fruit cake.