Vanilla Fruit Butter Cake
Discover the traditional fruit cake in vanilla flavor! Attractive look and buttery flavor for Christmas dessert.
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 330kcal
Equipment
- 1 baking pan 22 cm
Ingredients
- 150 gr unsalted butter
- 90 gr granulated sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 egg
- 100 gr flour
- 25 gr milk powder
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Fruits
- 30 gr dried cranberry
- 30 gr raisin
- 30 gr sun-dried papaya
- 40 gr cherries
- 30 gr nuts
- 25 gr flour
Instructions
- Prepare the baking pan. Grease and line with parchment paper at the bottom and the sides.
- Beat butter, sugar, and salt with low speed, gradually increasing to high speed. Mix until the sugar is dissolved and the butter pale, light, and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time while mixing with low speed.
- Mix until incorporated.
- Sieve in the flour, milk powder, and vanilla extract.
- Use a spatula to mix it first and then use the mixer with low speed. Mix until well blended.
- Put the dried fruits in a bowl. Sprinkle some flour on the dried fruits. Mix well until all the fruits are well-coated.
- Put in the dried fruits and nuts. Mix using a spatula.
- Pour the batter into the baking pan.
- Decorate the top with dried fruits and nuts.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 50-55 minutes until the top is golden brown and when a skewer is inserted, it comes out clean.
- Take out the pan and take out the cake gently on to the cooling rack. While still warm, brush some honey on top of the cake to make it shiny.
- Slice the cake and enjoy!
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Notes
- Coating the fruits with flour will make the fruits float in the batter, so they don't sink at the bottom of the cake.
- Soak the fruits with rhum or brandy overnight for more authentic flavor.
- Cover with cling wrap overnight, so the cake will be even more moist the next day.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 330kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 137mg | Sodium: 172mg | Potassium: 193mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 629IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1mg