Light Fruit Cake
Light Fruit Cake

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, light fruit cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

For this Light Fruit Cake I like to use a combination of candied mixed peel and candied cherries (can use either red or green). Candied fruit is actually preserved fruit that has been dipped several times. Light Fruit Cake- rich, luscious Madeira cake that's light, fluffy and moist with a wonderful buttery taste studded with dried mixed fruits.

Light Fruit Cake is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Light Fruit Cake is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook light fruit cake using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Light Fruit Cake:
  1. Get 3/4 cup (120 grams) candied mixed peel
  2. Get 1/2 cup (100 grams) candied red or green cherries (cut into quarters)
  3. Make ready 1/3 cup (40 grams) dark raisins
  4. Make ready 2-3 tablespoons Grand Marnier, rum, brandy, or sherry (optional)
  5. Take 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
  6. Prepare 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated white sugar
  7. Prepare 3 large eggs, room temperature
  8. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  9. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
  10. Make ready 1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all-purpose flour
  11. Make ready 1/2 cup (50 grams) ground almonds (almond meal/flour)
  12. Prepare 1 teaspoon baking powder
  13. Make ready 1/4 teaspoons salt
  14. Get Zest of one small lemon (outer skin)
  15. Take 1/4 cup (60 ml) milk (whole or reduced fat)
  16. Prepare Some flaked almonds for decoration

Our fruity cake recipes transform seasonal fruits into delicious, moist cakes to enjoy at any time of day. From light strawberry cake and fun blueberry poke cake, to indulgent orange marmalade slump. This fruit cake is light, fruity and delicious. It's dotted with glace cherries, pineapple, raisins, mixed peel and almonds.

Instructions to make Light Fruit Cake:
  1. In a large bowl, combine candied mixed peel, cherries, and dark raisins. Mix well. Stir in the brandy to coat the fruit. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Let stand at room temperature at least 1 day(up to 2 days) to macerate the fruit, stirring occasionally.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C), with the oven rack in the center of the oven. Butter, or spray with a nonstick vegetable spray, a 9 x 5 x 3 inch (23 x 13 x 8 cm) loaf pan.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk dried ingredients together the flour, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest.
  4. In a large bowl of stand mixer and using the paddle attachment, beat the butter until creamy. Gradually add the sugar and beat until mixture is light and creamy. Beat in the egg one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula to ensure ingredients are all incorporated. Beat 1 additional minute.
  5. Beat in the extracts. Add the candied and dried fruits, along with any juices, and beat until incorporated. Beat in half the flour mixture just until incorporated. Add almond flour, then beat in the milk and then the remaining flour mixture. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and, if desired, decorate the top of the cake with flaked almonds.
  6. Bake for about 60 - 70 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cover with a piece of aluminum foil if you find the cake is browning too much! Remove the cake from the oven. - Let it cool down in the baking tin. Cut into slices and serve.

It's the perfect cake to be used as a wedding or Christmas cake. Light and fruity, this simple cake is perfect for an afternoon tea with friends or family. Now stir in the soaked fruits with the juices and when well mixed, spoon into the prepared cake tin. Cool on cake rack until thoroughly cold. Wrap in foil and store in cake tins.

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