I'm looking for a fruit cake recipe that gets brandy in.Can you help?!
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Hi,Just make cake turn onto rack bottom up when cool pour brandy gently over you could also push sharp knife in hold open hole pour in brandy!.Best to let this type of cake to stand for a few weeks or longer to get the best flavours, PopaWww@FoodAQ@Com
This one looks pretty good; it's not one of my own, but it has a good rating, and I'd try it in a pinch!.
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
* 2 (8 ounce) containers candied cherries
* 1 (8 ounce) container candied mixed citrus peel
* 2 cups raisins
* 1 cup dried currants
* 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
* 2 (2!.25 ounce) packages blanched slivered almonds
* 1/2 cup brandy
* 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1 teaspoon ground allspice
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup butter
* 2 cups packed brown sugar
* 6 eggs
* 3/4 cup molasses
* 3/4 cup apple juice
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DIRECTIONS
1!. In a medium bowl, combine cherries, citrus peel, raisins, currants, dates, and almonds!. Stir in brandy; let stand 2 hours, or overnight!. Dredge soaked fruit with 1/2 cup flour!.
2!. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C)!. Grease an 8x8x3 inch fruit cake pan, line with parchment paper, and grease again!. In a small bowl, mix together 2 cups flour, baking soda, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, and salt; set aside!.
3!. In a large bowl, cream butter until light!. Gradually blend in brown sugar and eggs!. Mix together molasses and apple juice!. Beat into butter mixture alternately with flour mixture, making 4 dry and 3 liquid additions!. Fold in floured fruit!. Turn batter into prepared pan!.
4!. Bake in preheated oven for 3 to 3 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean!. Remove from pan, and lift off paper!. Cool cake completely, then wrap loosely in waxed paper!. Store in an airtight container!.
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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
* 2 (8 ounce) containers candied cherries
* 1 (8 ounce) container candied mixed citrus peel
* 2 cups raisins
* 1 cup dried currants
* 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
* 2 (2!.25 ounce) packages blanched slivered almonds
* 1/2 cup brandy
* 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1 teaspoon ground allspice
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup butter
* 2 cups packed brown sugar
* 6 eggs
* 3/4 cup molasses
* 3/4 cup apple juice
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DIRECTIONS
1!. In a medium bowl, combine cherries, citrus peel, raisins, currants, dates, and almonds!. Stir in brandy; let stand 2 hours, or overnight!. Dredge soaked fruit with 1/2 cup flour!.
2!. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C)!. Grease an 8x8x3 inch fruit cake pan, line with parchment paper, and grease again!. In a small bowl, mix together 2 cups flour, baking soda, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, and salt; set aside!.
3!. In a large bowl, cream butter until light!. Gradually blend in brown sugar and eggs!. Mix together molasses and apple juice!. Beat into butter mixture alternately with flour mixture, making 4 dry and 3 liquid additions!. Fold in floured fruit!. Turn batter into prepared pan!.
4!. Bake in preheated oven for 3 to 3 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean!. Remove from pan, and lift off paper!. Cool cake completely, then wrap loosely in waxed paper!. Store in an airtight container!.
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The simplest way is to warm up and marinate the dried fruit that you use in brandy let cool and add to your chosen fruit cake mix!. I do this when making a light Tea Cake and its great!.
Ingredients
125g/5oz mixture of dried fruit, such as raisins, sultanas, currants, chopped dates and chopped dried apricots
75ml/2?fl oz Cointreau, brandy or whisky
200g/7oz butter, plus extra for greasing
150g/5oz caster sugar
1 tbsp sunflower oil
3 free range eggs
250g/9oz flour, sifted
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
icing sugar, for dusting
Method
1!. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4!.
2!. Line the base of a 20cm/8in cake tin with greaseproof paper and rub the sides with butter to grease it!.
3!. Place the dried fruit and alcohol in a saucepan and bring to the boil!. Let it simmer for a few seconds and then pour into a bowl and allow to cool!.
4!. In a large bowl, beat the butter until soft, add the sugar and beat, then add the oil and the eggs one by one, beating all the time (I usually do this in a food mixer, but an electric hand mixer is just as good!.
5!. Gently stir in the sifted flour, baking powder, salt, fruit and liqueur!.
6!. Transfer the cake batter into the prepared tin, smooth the top and cook in the oven for 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cake centre comes out clean!.
7!. Cool slightly before removing the cake from the tin and finish cooling on a wire rack!. Dredge with icing sugar when cool!.
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Ingredients
125g/5oz mixture of dried fruit, such as raisins, sultanas, currants, chopped dates and chopped dried apricots
75ml/2?fl oz Cointreau, brandy or whisky
200g/7oz butter, plus extra for greasing
150g/5oz caster sugar
1 tbsp sunflower oil
3 free range eggs
250g/9oz flour, sifted
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
icing sugar, for dusting
Method
1!. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4!.
2!. Line the base of a 20cm/8in cake tin with greaseproof paper and rub the sides with butter to grease it!.
3!. Place the dried fruit and alcohol in a saucepan and bring to the boil!. Let it simmer for a few seconds and then pour into a bowl and allow to cool!.
4!. In a large bowl, beat the butter until soft, add the sugar and beat, then add the oil and the eggs one by one, beating all the time (I usually do this in a food mixer, but an electric hand mixer is just as good!.
5!. Gently stir in the sifted flour, baking powder, salt, fruit and liqueur!.
6!. Transfer the cake batter into the prepared tin, smooth the top and cook in the oven for 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cake centre comes out clean!.
7!. Cool slightly before removing the cake from the tin and finish cooling on a wire rack!. Dredge with icing sugar when cool!.
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I love recipezaar and use it all the time!. You should look there!. also I like to sort by rating so you are sure to get a good recipe!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Try Delia online, she does a christmas/fruit cake with brandy in it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com