This is one of the best things I’ve ever baked. I wouldn’t do too much, because it will mess up the ratios of the batter ingredients! So, adding this to my favorites. The best fruit cake recipe you’ll ever make! My dad started making this fruitcake about 30 years ago. Plum pudding (or cake) is served with hard sauce (sugar and butter mixture) and is a different type of texture and shape. I always love hearing from people that try my recipes, particularly this one as it is a family staple and something we also look forward to enjoying each holiday season. In terms of the crystallized ginger, you can definitely omit it – you might want to add a teaspoon of ground ginger (if you have it) to add a little bit of that flavor, because it is one of my favorite additions. Claxton Fruit Cake. This is definitely the best fruit cake that I’ve had and I hope you love it too. after i had all the fruit snipped- measured separately- i measured it together and had only 6 cups- not 8- and then when i mixed it all up the batter looked way too wet so i added another cup of raisins. I want to make plenty for gift giving and there’s no room in the refrigerator. Total Carbohydrate We also get the local oranges which have a … Both 9 x 5 OR 8 x 4, up to you!  Thank you for any advice – I don’t want to mess it up!! I would soak in the fruit in the fridge if thatâs the case. Which do you think would work the best? This one has none of the weird stuff, promise. It will also make it easier to remove. Alcohol should cook off during baking, but I’m not sure if that is still a problem with allergies! ð. What a superb recipe. I’ve never heard of a nut glaze for a cake, but you can always do the normal glaze and just top it with pecan pieces as shown in the image. Youâre not imagining thing. Absolutely! Will be making this next year for sure. 22.1 g How much is one batch in terms of weight. I’ll let you know the results after the holidays. It is the size of a normal size loaf cake (if that helps) – I would say at least 10 because it is fairly rich and a little goes a long way. It sure did with me for 59 years. Dates and a few spices. Couldn’t find the usual currants and really wanted black currants. Thanks for the answers. I plan to reapply the liquor every week. With 5 eggs it will make a huge difference! She said we’d have a “happy year” for every piece we ate ð I guess after a while, I actually started liking it. I feel that maybe 6 eggs were little more and 4 would have been good enough. I’ve made this cake countless times and many other people have, I have never once received feedback on it being dry. Am just about to soak the dried fruit in a glass jar and i realise that the rum barely soakes till the top. Hi laura, i made this fruit cake for my father yesterday for his birthday and i must say after following your instructions one by one it wasn’t just easy to make but the resulting piece was mouth watering. Hope this helps! It is a wine with 20% alcohol. With your hands break up chunks of dates & coconut, and stir those 3 ingredients together. Now spray the paper (after you've pressed it into the pans) with Pam. Hi — looking for a fruitcake to make as part of this year’s holiday gift baskets. That is definitely a big Christmas. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Yikes – I just re-read my comment and it should have said “two loaves” yield, as it states at the top of the recipe. It is simply to hydrate the fruits and then the alcohol cooks off in the baking process – technically you could use other alcohols for that part of the recipe if you prefer. This sounds amazing! Also I forgot to add the nuts so am thinking of making a nut glaze instead. So glad that I found ya! Generally speaking, you need to increase moisture content for baking at high altitude; your flours especially are drier which is why weighing flour is important. My husband is one who likes fruitcake, he will love this I’m sure. Thank you Caroline!! Personally, I think this particular fruitcake recipe isn’t as ideal for that, because it is SO LOADED on fruit (and it could potentially break if it’s not in a loaf form). All-Clad also came out with a wonderful collection of silicone tools that pair with the bakeware set. Hi Julie! I would leave as is! 𤪠Yes! After soaking the fruit in it overnight, when I whiffed it, I nearly got drunk!! I personally have never had fruitcake before but wanted to give yours a try. While this recipe has received rave reviews and become a staple for many readers, I’ve teamed up with All-Clad to showcase their new Pro-Release Bakeware Set and Silicone Tools , and give this fruit cake recipe … Wow Laura… this looks amazing and I’m SO all about soaking dried fruit in rum. As you know, Iâm a huge advocate for baking scales, particularly for baking. In this post, you will get 2 fruit cake recipes those are: Caramel Apple Cake and Banana Cake. Peggy, thank you for sharing my fruit cake recipe hub. I did find out that crate is a customizable private domain, which I assume is supposed to let you earn money off each sale. I think. Couldnât find them this year but I just KNEW I wasnât crazy????lol. I used two pans almost 9×5 inches. This borders on FLUFFY. just so the alcoholic drink will evaporate and then I will buy the properly suggested sherry or triple sec to age it. If it is I wouldn’t mind substituting wine maybe?  Thank you so much! Looking forward to your mom’s advice on marzipan and icing. SO GOOD!! The alcohol does not cook off, so you taste it/smell it. Hi Sunny! Fruit Cake Recipe {Best in the World!} I skipped the apple because they sell in a bag of 10 and my mum would complain if I leave the rest in the fridge since Granny Smith is not my fav. The alcohol cuts sweetness and makes this cake so fragrant and delicious! Is there an option for those who donât drink alcohol? Good morning. Yes, they should have been in the dry flour mixture (ingredients are listed in order of use). I will have the cake ready for 2021 as I had a late start. I hope you'll try this. just got home from the grocery to buy the ingredients. After slicing, wrap in waxed (or parchment) paper, then in heavy duty aluminum foil. nuts. This post does get a lot of questions, though I’m happy to answer them ð It does just take a long time to chop the fruit, but aside from that, the cake is pretty easy to make and yields two loaves, so it just is unfortunately is part of the process. The eggs help add binding (because this cake contains a TON of dried fruit. May be refrigerated up to 3 months or frozen up to 1 year. It has great flavor and it’s not simply from the addition of booze – but depending on how much you soak the cake afterwards, the booze flavor is definitely perceptible, but not at all chemical in taste. Please advise!ð, It adds wonderful flavor and adds moisture, but is not at all essential. It turns cynics into converts. My mom has tweaked and perfected it over the years. There are lots of cake recipes that call for apple sauce though, so maybe that’s the right way to use the leftover applesauce. Looks so delicious, can’t wait to try this. Can you soak the cheesecloth in amaretto? but Iâm finding it less can I add some more as per my requirement. LAURA, you have a devotee. So sorry for only just getting back to you. love your recipe! Thank youÂ. Place the pans on the middle rack of the oven and bake at 300 degrees F for 1 hour, or until lightly browned. Hello Laura It was a huge hit. Thank you for this beautiful recipe !Â. 10 Affordable Everyday Food Photography Backgrounds, http://www.framedrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_7063_Cumin_Bread_4.jpg, http://dish.allrecipes.com/cake-pan-size-conversions/, 1 and 1/4 cups (200 grams) golden raisins, 2 cups (320 grams) mixed unsweetened dried fruit, chopped, 1 cup (160 grams) dried unsweetened black figs, chopped, 1 cup (160 grams) dried unsweetened tart cherries, chopped, 3/4 cup (120 grams) dried unsweetened prunes, chopped, 1 and 1/2 cups (180 grams) unbleached all-purpose flour, 1 stick (4 ounces; 113 grams) unsalted butter, softened, 3/4 cup (160 grams) packed light brown sugar, 1/2 cup (120 mL) freshly squeezed orange juice, 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, and coarsely grated, 3/4 cup (90 grams) slivered almonds (or chopped pecans or walnuts), 3 tablespoons (36 grams) finely diced crystallized ginger, optional add-in: 2/3 cup (100 grams) chopped bittersweet chocolate or dark chocolate chips, 2 large pieces of unbleached cheesecloth, for wrapping. It is a very thick, fruit heavy mixture. Thanks for sharing world’s best fruitcake recipe. Could I cut the alcohol in half and replace the missing liquid by something else? You definitely want a LOT of fruit. hey laura! am really looking forward to bake this world best fruit cake.Â. Hi Tom. The fruit is soaked so it can absorb more moisture and get plump. Thank you so much for such a wonderful looking recipe. its sleep time and instead of sleeping I’m online looking for fruit cake recipe and it is worth it that i came here.  got a question for you, the soaked fruits, am i adding the rum to the batter? This fruitcake it the most gorgeous ever! Now I am good. The problem, I am not used to alcoholic drinks, I asked for Triple Sec orange flavor and they gave me London XXX it is a Medium Sweeet wine. ð, I have yet to try fruitcake, actually… unfortunately with all its glorious boozy-ness I have to miss out again this year, but I’m making next year the year I finally try fruitcake! Hi Laura! Please know that baking times and results will vary. If you enjoyed the recipe, Iâd love for you to leave a review in the comment section below. it will be interesting to see if anyone makes this:), Making it now, because it will be moist and boozy, better than any cake I’ve tested.Â. I’d love if you could take the time to come back and leave a review/comment. 4 eggs. Again, this is all pure speculation, so I can’t guarantee anything, but that is my educated guess! I bought everything and am ready for attack! Can I put it back in the oven, 300 farenheit just to make the alcohol evaporate for maybe 5 mins. From this batch, did you get 4 or 5 or 6 mini loaves? 50 grams roughly each, but this cake should be fairly forgiving if there is a tiny bit more.  I was very intrigued by the mention of marzipan. Pls help me clarify ð. Your links to the bakeware are insecure and unsafe, making it impossible to get there. Has anyone tried for just a couple of weeks? Some people recommend aging fruit cake for at least a month prior to serving or gifting, but this is not required for this fruit cake. Unfortunately nothing taste wise will be quite the same, but I think a fruit juice (apple juice) could be ok! United States - Best Fruitcake in the World? Really just depends on the person! Thank you so much!!! Thanks for the question. It has been a holiday staple in our household for as long as I can remember. I would check the cake and see if it appears pretty moist. I hope it wasnât too detrimental that I added towards the end, before the fruit, because I realized I hadnât added them yet and couldnât find mention of them in the steps! I’m trying it for the first time. If so HOW do you put it in the pan? Love the photos and am thinking it is finally time to actually try some fruitcake this year. My version didnât come out very sticky perhaps because I reduced the sugar and used different fruits? It tastes fantastic on its own or with a smear of salted butter! I always use American large eggs for recipe development on my site if that helps clarify anything in the future!!! I actually put 1.5 cups of rum for each batch of fruits! 1 gallon whiskey (note: rum may be substituted for whiskey) I will trust you from now on. World’s Best Fruit Cake this classic fruit cake made with soaked unsweetened dried fruit. It seems like a lot of work, but it's well worth the effort!) I wish I could be more helpful, but I would need to test it properly to give more detailed advice! Thank you very much. I put all the batter into a quite large, round cake pan (the kind where the bottom unsnaps from the sides). I am not a baker, but I don’t know what else could be the reason.  I’ll be cutting these in half to give out 8 little cake gifts. Hmmm…honestly, I’m not sure if would suggest cutting the alcohol in half from the cake itself. The taste is fine, though I can’t taste the rum. The only problem is that I don’t get the dark brown color.. What should I do? Thank you for getting bake to me. Thanks. Thanks for your question! Since this fruit cake only improves in flavor as it sits, the sooner the better. As hard as it is to believe, I first shared this fruit cake recipe back in 2013. I’ll have to tell my mom! Thanks for the reply Laura. Would it be better to freeze it if I don’t want to resoak the cloth every week? Couldn’t have been more obvious. Remove the bowl from the stand mixer. This fruit cake recipe yields 2 loaf cakes. Fruit: You don’t have to just use the dried fruit in this recipe, you can mix in all sorts of other tasty ingredients like apricots, cranberries, currants, blueberries, and prunes.Mix and match them to change up the flavors of the cake without having to change the base ingredients, and you may find a new family favorite variation. Like your fruit cake recipe. Sorry Thea. I like both equally, but tend to lean more towards the sherry. Cannot get over how beautiful these pictures are Laura : ). This cake yields two loaf cakes.  I’l be sharing it with friends tomorrow, but will make some more and see what it’s like when it ages. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave your thoughtful comment and hope you’ll have a chance to come back to visit the post and leave a review ð. Yum! I guess you didn’t want to tell them about the marzipan and royal icing bit!!!! So happy to hear this! Hi , can I soak the dried fruits in rum for ten days ? i baked my cakes today and it didnt turn out brown as yours, mine is pale looking brown. So … I decided to bite the bullet and bake my own and OMG!! Mine ofcourse didnt turn out as nice as yours. Hi Laura, my cakes are currently aging in the fridge but I have a few questions. I’ve never actually had fruitcake. Thanks Tieghan!! Slightly biased, but hope you agree! â¡. The only difference i could spot is the use of nuts. So cute!! When the weather is cooler, mind you. Thank you All-Clad for sponsoring this post! I am not an experienced baker, but I really want to make this and give it to my friends!. Grease and line the base and sides of a 22cm round cake tin with baking paper. I do not have cheesecloth. Thanks in advance for the tips! Will the aging darken the cake? I would personally use a wide bowl, hope this helps! For about 20 years I have made fruitcake with candied fruit and rum. I made a dairy free version substituting butterby extra virgin olive oil. This is heaven.Â, Threw not through. Haha. I plan on making them this weekend to give it time to soak over the next 3 weeks until Christmas.  Also, what was she referring to when she mentioned the “butter?”. If you have a min pls let me know and help a novice baker out! laura,I have made fruit cakes for years but this one is simply fabulous. 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