Fruitcake

This moist, rich fruitcake with nuts, dried fruit, and the perfect blend of warm spices makes a classic holiday cake that keeps beautifully.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr
• 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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch tube pan.

Step 2

Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves together in a large bowl.

Step 3

Beat sugar, eggs, lemon zest, vanilla, brandy, and melted butter together in a separate bowl until well blended. Stir butter mixture into flour mixture until combined, then fold in dried fruit, raisins, and nuts. Transfer cake batter into prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.