Recipe: Festive Fruitcake
🕒 Cook Time: 35 minutes
🕒 Prep Time: 15 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 50 minutes
🍽 Servings: 18 slices
Description:
If I don’t tell anyone that it’s fruitcake, this disappears at parties. It has a very light texture and looks like unfrosted carrot cake at first glance.
Ingredients:
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 jar maraschino cherries (reserve juice)
- 1/4 cup powdered milk
- 1 can crushed pineapple
- 2/3 cup raisins
- 2 cups dates, chopped
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
- Orange peel (from 1 orange)
- Vegetable oil
Instructions:
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Prepare Dry Ingredients:
- Sift together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground allspice, and ground ginger.
- Set aside.
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Prepare Wet Ingredients:
- Using an electric mixer, beat eggs until fluffy.
- Gradually add brown sugar, reserved juice from the jar of cherries, powdered milk, crushed pineapple, and vegetable oil.
- Ensure the powdered milk dissolves completely before adding the oil.
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Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients:
- Slowly incorporate the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until well combined.
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Add Fruits:
- Stir in the raisins, chopped dates, and maraschino cherries.
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Prepare Cake Pans:
- Grease three 9-inch round cake pans.
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Bake:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees Celsius).
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared cake pans.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Cool and Serve:
- Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.
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Final Touch:
- Once cooled, dust the cakes with powdered sugar for a festive finish.
Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 299.9
- Fat Content: 11.2g
- Saturated Fat Content: 2.5g
- Cholesterol Content: 42.1mg
- Sodium Content: 184.4mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 47.6g
- Fiber Content: 3g
- Sugar Content: 33.4g
- Protein Content: 5.2g
This festive fruitcake is perfect for any occasion, especially during the holiday season. Its delightful blend of tropical fruits and warm spices creates a flavor sensation that will have everyone coming back for more. Enjoy a slice with a cup of tea or coffee for a cozy treat that’s sure to please!
