Fruitcake

This fruitcake recipe makes a dense, rich, and moist cake with dried fruits, nuts, spices, and brandy for a classic Christmas treat.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 500 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons ground allspice
• 2 tablespoons ground nutmeg
• 1.5 cups raisins
• 0.5 cup brandy
• 1.5 cups chopped nuts
• 1.5 cups dried mixed fruit
• 1.5 cups butter, melted
• 1.75 cups brandy

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch tube pan.

Step 3

Combine sugar, flour, soda, spices, eggs, lemon rind, vanilla, 1/2 cup brandy, fruit, nuts, and melted butter in a large bowl; mix thoroughly and pour into prepared pan.

Step 4

Store completely cooled fruitcake in an airtight tin. For a richer flavor, sprinkle two tablespoons of brandy over the cake every day for two weeks.