Classic Fruit Cake

Christmas is coming, so get into the spirit of the festive season with this moist fruit cake.

The ingredient of Classic Fruit Cake

• 1kg mixed dried fruit
• 1 2 cup coles glace cherries halved
• 1 cup pitted dried dates finely chopped
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 200g butter chopped
• 2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind
• 1 2 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1 2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 2 3 cup brandy
• 3 eggs lightly beaten
• 1 3 4 cups plain flour
• 1 4 cup self raising flour
• 1 4 cup blanched whole almonds
• warmed apricot jam to serve

The Instruction of classic fruit cake

• place dried fruit cherries dates sugar butter orange rind orange juice mixed spice bicarbonate of soda and 1 2 cup brandy in a saucepan over medium heat cook stirring for 8 to 10 minutes or until sugar dissolves and butter melts bring to the boil reduce heat to low simmer covered for 10 minutes remove from heat transfer to a bowl cool completely
• preheat oven to 160u00b0c 140u00b0c fan forced grease a 6cm deep 22cm base round cake pan line with 3 layers of baking paper leaving a 5cm overhang
• add egg to dried fruit mixture stir until just combined sift flour over mixture stir to combine spoon mixture into prepared pan smooth surface tap pan on bench top to settle mixture arrange almonds around edge of mixture bake for 3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes covering with foil after 2 hours or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean drizzle over remaining brandy wrap pan in foil then in a tea towel cool completely brush cake top with jam serve

Nutritions of Classic Fruit Cake

calories: 394 111 calories
calories: 10 7 grams fat
calories: 5 9 grams saturated fat
calories: 66 2 grams carbohydrates
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calories: 4 2 grams protein
calories: 54 milligrams cholesterol
calories: 173 milligrams sodium
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