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Fruitcake

By: Roxy 
"This is my 90-year-old grandmother's recipe. Very simple."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (13)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 10 inch tube pan
 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons ground cloves
  • 2 tablespoons ground allspice
  • 2 tablespoons ground nutmeg
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup brandy
  • 1 1/2 cups raisins
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
  • 1 1/2 cups dried mixed fruit
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, melted
  • 1 3/4 cups brandy

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, soda, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and nutmeg. Add eggs, lemon rind, vanilla, and 1/2 cup brandy. Mix thoroughly. Stir in fruit, nuts, and melted butter. Pour into prepared pan.
  3. Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
  4. Wrap cooled cake in foil. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons brandy over the cake everyday for 2 weeks.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 719 | Total Fat: 30.5g | Cholesterol: 113mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2005 by JLESTER1   view full review
I love this fruitcake! Very filling, very spicy. I don't think it will last long enough to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2004 by LMARLEY   view full review
Lovely spicy, moist fruitcake; I only withheld one star because the baking time, or perhaps...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2002 by AWESOME AURA   view full review
This recipe is simply great! My mother-in-law who is 100 yrs. old had a recipe for a dark...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2003 by ZOEYNY   view full review
Don't listen to the other poor review, quite simply this is the BEST fruitcake recipe...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2003 by MJE1702   view full review
I was very unhappy with this recipe. First of all, this recipe calls for way too much clove. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2003 by BENVOLIO   view full review
I'm sorry it's way to spicy. We cut the cloves & allspice totally and recommend cutting the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2007 by GLRLONGORIA   view full review
I baked this Fruitcake last year and it was quite a hit. I felt a little less of the spices...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2004 by BUNNIETTE   view full review
I actually tried another recipe for fruitcake this year, by some famous chef's mum but it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2010 by A. Geisler   view full review
This is the first fruitcake I ever tried to bake. At 225 degrees, the cake took almost two...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2007 by finnbiker   view full review
I reduced the spices in this to half. I only put additional brandy on it after baking five...

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