Recipe for Fruit Cake (Sweet Cake)

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Discover this recipe for a fruitcake. Perfect with a little tea, it is simply indulgent and delicious, a must-try for the next snack time.

Yields10 Servings
Prep Time30 minsCook Time1 minTotal Time31 mins
Ingredients
 300 Sugar
 1 Vanilla sugar
 450 Flour
 6 Egg
 1 Yeast
 350 Butter
 500 Raisins (Smyrna, Malaga, or Corinth)
 125 Orange and lemon peel
 1 Candied fruit (red cherries, green angelica...)
 125 Whole almond (or slivered)
 1 Rum
 2 pinches Nutmeg
 1 Cinnamon
 5 Lemon zest
Directions
1

Preparation of the ingredients: Wash the raisins, cut those that are too large. Soak them in a little water and rum to rehydrate (microwave). Cut the fruit peels.

2

Preparation of the dough: Work the butter until creamy, add the sugars until creamy ribbons form. Add the eggs one by one, mixing well with a mixer. Add the rum, mix vigorously, then add the flour and the baking powder, followed by the drained raisins, fruits except for the cherries and almonds, 2 pinches of nutmeg, cinnamon, and lemon zest.

3

Butter and flour, or line the molds with parchment paper. Pour half of the batter into one mold. Arrange whole or sliced almonds on the surface and pour the remaining batter into a second loaf mold.

4

Cooking Bake in a gentle oven at 150 °C (thermostat 5) for 1 hour for cake molds. Monitor and check the cooking with a knife blade.

Ingredients

Ingredients
 300 Sugar
 1 Vanilla sugar
 450 Flour
 6 Egg
 1 Yeast
 350 Butter
 500 Raisins (Smyrna, Malaga, or Corinth)
 125 Orange and lemon peel
 1 Candied fruit (red cherries, green angelica...)
 125 Whole almond (or slivered)
 1 Rum
 2 pinches Nutmeg
 1 Cinnamon
 5 Lemon zest

Directions

Directions
1

Preparation of the ingredients: Wash the raisins, cut those that are too large. Soak them in a little water and rum to rehydrate (microwave). Cut the fruit peels.

2

Preparation of the dough: Work the butter until creamy, add the sugars until creamy ribbons form. Add the eggs one by one, mixing well with a mixer. Add the rum, mix vigorously, then add the flour and the baking powder, followed by the drained raisins, fruits except for the cherries and almonds, 2 pinches of nutmeg, cinnamon, and lemon zest.

3

Butter and flour, or line the molds with parchment paper. Pour half of the batter into one mold. Arrange whole or sliced almonds on the surface and pour the remaining batter into a second loaf mold.

4

Cooking Bake in a gentle oven at 150 °C (thermostat 5) for 1 hour for cake molds. Monitor and check the cooking with a knife blade.

Notes

Recipe for Fruit Cake (Sweet Cake)

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Nutrition Facts

10 servings

Serving size

10

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