How to Make Tasty Light Fruit Cake

Light Fruit Cake. 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.

It has lots of what I consider the best part of a fruit cake, candied fruit. This is a light fruit cake that is excellent for a wedding cake. Apricot Fruitcake - This light apricot fruitcake recipe takes our very popular Apricot Raisin Cake and turns it into a moist and delicious Christmas fruitcake. You can have Light Fruit Cake using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Light Fruit Cake

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

Method Strain the fruit and fold into the cake mix. Cool on cake rack until thoroughly cold. Wrap in foil and store in cake tins. This classic fruit cake is prepared faithfully to the original recipe, and proudly baked in the USA.

Light Fruit Cake instructions

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..

Olga's light fruit cake is just one of lots of recipes created by goodtoknow users. This fruit cake is light, fruity and delicious. It's dotted with glace cherries, pineapple, raisins, mixed peel and almonds. It's the perfect cake to be used as a wedding or Christmas cake. Download Light Fruit Cake Photos by DPimborough.

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