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Moist Xmas mini fruit cakes
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Courtesy and thanks to inspiration from rosamalaysia.com on Pinterest
Servings: 5 to 6 mini loaves - 5” x 2”
Servings: 5 - 6 mini loaves - 5” x 2”
Ingredients
- 1 + ½ cups apricots [255 grams]
- 1 + ½ cups cherries [215 grams]
- 1 + ¼ cups cranberries *
- 1 + ¼ cups currants *
- 1 + ¼ cups raisins *
- note: 4 cups in total [530 grams]
- 1 + ½ cups dates [310 grams]
- 1 to 1 + ½ cups brandy
- 1 cup chopped walnuts/almonds/hazel nuts
- 2 sticks butter [225 grams]
- 1 cup brown sugar [200 grams]
- 4 eggs
- ¼ cup honey/treacle
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 + ⅓ cup all purpose flour [260grams]
- 125 grams almond flour
- subheading: 1 teaspoon [tsp] each:
- baking soda [BS]
- baking powder [BP]
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- all / mixed spice
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 Tbsps [Tablespoons] milk powder
- subheading: Orange liqueur glaze:
- 2 oranges
- 2 Tbsps orange liqueur [or any other flavour]
- ¾ cup sifted powdered sugar [icing sugar]
Steps
- Soak fruit [1.3 kg in total] in 1 to 1 + ½ cups brandy
- Keep fruit soaking in brandy in container for 2 to 3 weeks
- Sift dry ingredients in a separate bowl, except the BS
- In a saucepan, combine fruit + any remaining brandy, butter, sugar, honey, orange juice & BS
- Heat on low till sugar is dissolved
- Bring to a boil
- Then, simmer for about 5 minutes
- Stir continuously
- Allow the fruit mixture to cool
- Beat eggs and add to cooled fruit mixture
- Fold in sifted dry ingredients
- Add nuts
- Grease & line 5 to 6 mini loaf pans [5” x 2”] with parchment paper
- Bake @ 150* C for 1 hour
- subheading: Serving suggestion: Make Orange liqueur glaze:
- subheading: Heat gently:
- zest + juice of 2 oranges
- 2 Tbsps orange liqueur [or any other flavour]
- Pour ½ of juice-liqueur mixture onto cake/s
- Mix ¾ cup sifted powdered sugar [icing sugar] + rest of orange juice-liqueur mixture to a runny glaze
- Add more brandy on top of cake/s, if desired
- Drizzle glaze over cake/s
Notes
- If there isn’t enough time to soak the fruit, a day or 2 is also fine
- Allow the cake/s to cool and pour brandy over the top
- Wrap in foil and store in a cool place
- Prepare Orange liqueur glaze a day before serving