Baked Fruitcake recipe
So I have been busy baking a lot of Rum infused fruitcake for my family. After many attempts, I have finally made a recipe that is suitable to my oven and my liking. I think my waistline have grew because I have been eating so much of cakes . The fruitcake! So I have soaked my mixed fruits in Rum for a few days. I highly recommend doing this for plump and juicy fruits in your cake. You can also use brandy or Grand Marnier. The batter before baking Recipe Yield 2kg of cake in an 8inch x 8 inch square baking tray Ingredients 250g butter 150g sugar of your choice 4 eggs 3 tablespoon alcohol Juice and zest of 1 orange zest of 1 lemon 100g diced almonds 1kg mixed dried fruits 260g cake flour 75g ground almonds 1tsp baking powder 1tsp ground cinnamon Steps 1. Weight out 1kg of soaked fruits and put in on a colander to drain. Keep the liquid and put into your cake later. 2. Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. 3. Add in the eggs one by on...