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Christmas Fruit Cake Recipe

12/29/2017

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The fairies at Meadow Sweet Grove just love fruitcake ...

If you research fruit cake recipes, you will find literally dozens and dozens of versions.
Here's one that I used for the single-layer cake featured here, inspired by a recipe in
"The Victorian Kitchen Book of Cakes and Cookies", but altered to suit our taste. 
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Ingredients for cake:
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
4 cups flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 cup gold raisins
1 cup currants
1 cup mixed peel (glace mix)
about 1/4 cup milk

Ingredients for topping:
2 to 3 cups icing sugar
1/4 cup butter
milk
vanilla
Instructions:
Cream butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl.  Add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each egg.  Sift the flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl.  Add to the wet mixture, a bit at a time, blending well.  Fold in all the fruit.  Add enough milk to create a very thick, but also very sticky mixture. 

Grease two 8 inch cakes tins very well.  Fold in the cake mixture and press down into sides.  Slap and press the top of the mixture until you create a tight fit in the pans. 

Bake at 300° for 1 1/2 hours. Remove, cover with parchment paper (to prevent burning) and bake for an additional 1 1/2 hours.
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Absolutely essential extras:
Brandy, cheesecloth, tinfoil and a sealed container.

Instructions:
Pour brandy into a small mixing bowl. Soak cheesecloth until saturated.  Lift cheesecloth and gently wrap around cake, stretching to fit and turning to cover well.  When completely covered, wrap in tin foil and seal in container.  Repeat process, once a week, for up to 6 weeks.

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We are fortunate enough to have a holly tree living with us in the Grove and he kindly provided a sprig for the Christmas Fruit Cake.  The sprig of holly is non-essential but incredibly traditional and gives a wonderfully earthy feel; so nice if you can get your hands on a piece to top your cake! 

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2 Comments
Jeanice Deering link
1/14/2018 08:18:14 pm

Wonderful recipe! Thanks for showing it to me, Vicki!

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Meadow Sweet Grove
1/15/2018 10:52:55 am

Thank you Jeanice! I hope you like it!

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