Boiled Fruit Cake
This super-moist boiled fruit cake is so rich, flavourful, and has a wonderful taste to it. It's full of dried fruits, nuts, candied fruits, and is one of the simplest recipes ever! You'll be making it for many Christmasses to come or whenever you feel like.
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- 2 MIN READ
- Ingredients
- 16 INGREDIENTS
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This super-moist boiled fruit cake is so rich, flavourful, and has a wonderful taste to it. It's full of dried fruits, nuts, candied fruits, and is one of the simplest recipes ever! You'll be making it for many Christmases to come or whenever you feel like it.
INGREDIENTS / 16
- Pitted dates - 1 cup, chopped
- Raisins - 1 cup
- Brown sugar - 1 cup
- Unsalted butter - 1/3 cup
- Water - 1 cup
- Eggs - 2
- All-purpose flour - 1 & 1/2 cups
- Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
- Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
- Cinnamon powder - 1 teaspoon
- Ginger powder - 1 teaspoon
- Nutmeg - 1/2 teaspoon
- Almonds - 1/2 cup
- Cherries - 1 cup
- Vanilla essence - 2 teaspoons
- Zest of 1 lemon
METHOD / 16
2 MIN READ
- 01
Add the pitted dates and raisins in a saucepan/pot. You can use any combination of dried fruits you like, dried cranberries, plums, etc.
- 02
Add the brown sugar, unsalted butter and water.
- 03
Mix to combine and boil for 3 to 5 minutes.
- 04
Take it off the heat and allow it to cool to lukewarm or until it's completely cool.
- 05
Measure the flour into a sizeable bowl. Add the baking powder, salt, cinnamon powder, ginger powder, and nutmeg.
- 06
Zest the lime. You only want the yellow part and not the white part as that is bitter.
- 07
Mix to combine and set aside.
- 08
Roughly chop the almonds. You can use any kind of nut you like. Cashew, pistachio, etc.
If you're not a fan of nuts, you could leave them out.
- 09
Chop the cherries and set aside.
- 10
Grease your pan with some butter and line the bottom with some baking paper. You can line the sides as well.
- 11
Crack 2 eggs into a bowl and give it a good whisk.
- 12
Pour the egg into the cooled pot and mix to combine. It is important that the content is not hot, as that would scramble the eggs.
Stir in the vanilla essence.
- 13
Add the flour and mix to combine.
- 14
Add the chopped almonds and cherries and mix to combine.
- 15
Pour the batter into the pan and bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- 16
Allow the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Take it out and cool on a rack completely.
The cake is best enjoyed from the day after.
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Dolapo Grey
PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 14, 2020
