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English Fruit Cake

A traditional English fruit cake for dessert with lots of fruits and nuts inside.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Cake
Cuisine: International
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 224kcal
Author: Claudia

Equipment

  • 1 baking pan 10 inch baking pan

Ingredients

  • 150 gr unsalted butter
  • 40 gr sugar
  • 50 gr palm sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 100 gr flour
  • 25 gr milk powder
  • 1 tsp spekkoek powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Fruits

  • 30 gr dried cranberry
  • 40 gr raisin
  • 30 gr dried apricot
  • 90 gr cherries
  • 30 gr nuts
  • 4 tbsp brandy or juice
  • 25 gr flour

Instructions

Fruits

  • A day before, prepare the dried fruits. Put the dried cranberry,
    raisin, dried apricot, cherries in a container.
  • Soak with brandy or juice. Set in the chiller for 2 hours or overnight.
  • The day of the baking, take out the dried fruits.
  • Mix with flour until all the fruits are well-coated. Set aside.

The Cake

  • Prepare a baking pan, greased and line with parchment paper.
  • Preheat your oven at 180°C.
  • Let the butter be in room temperature for a while.
  • In a mixing bowl, put in butter, sugar, and palm sugar. Add
    salt. Beat with low speed, gradually increasing to high speed. Beat the butter until pale and light.
  • Put in the eggs in parts, one at a time. When the eggs are all incorporated, sieve in the flour, milk powder, baking powder, spekkoek powder, ground cinnamon.
  • Use a spatula to mix the flour in. Afterwards, use the mixer
    to blend it well.
  • Transfer the dried fruits into the batter. Add in dried
    coconut and nuts. Mix well with a spatula.
  • Pour in the batter into the baking pan. Decorate the top
    with some dried fruits and nuts.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 50-55 minutes. Test with a
    skewer. If it comes out clean with a few dry crumbs, it is done.
  • Take out from the oven and the baking pan. Peel the parchment
    paper. Brush with honey to make the cake shiny and moist on top. Let the cake cool completely.
  • Slice and enjoy!

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Notes

If you prefer non-alcohols, you may substitute brandy with apple juice or cranberry juice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 264mg | Potassium: 179mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 487IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 1mg