Christmas Fruit Cake with fruits soaked in RUM|| The classic version|| step by step to perfect fruit cake

Throughout the year we like to different varieties of cake,but when the Christmas comes eating a Christmas fruit cake is a tradition.

This is the recipe where we’re going to bake the fruit cake with fruit soaked in Rum. Traditionally,the fruits can be soaked 1 month prior baking the cake. But we have soaked it around 10 days before.

If you like you can also soak nuts with it,but I like to soak my fruits separately and then add nuts while baking.

Let’s bake Christmas Fruit Cake with fruits soaked in Rum…in my style 👇👇👇

Type- Cake

Preparation time- soak fruits for a minimum of 10-15 days + preparing the cake batter will take 20-25 minutes

Cooking time- 2 1/2 hours -3 hours

Ingredients:

• For a 4 lb or 2 kg cake we need around 1 3/4th cup all purpose flour or 275 gm all purpose flour
• 1 3/4 th cup of softened butter 🧈
• 1 3/4th cup brown sugar
• 5 eggs
• Dry fruits -30 gm cashew+20 gm pistachios+40 gm almond+20 gm walnuts
• 40 gm of almond powder(it keeps our cake moist)
• 1/4th cup orange juice or 2 tbs fresh orange zest
• For the spice- 1 cinnamon stick+6-7 cloves and 1/4 tsp nutmeg or jaiphol powder
• 2 tbs orange juice or 1 tbs freshly grated orange peel
• Our soaked fruits

For feeding the cake:

• 1/4 th cup orange juice
• Drained Rum if remaining or add fresh 1/4th cup rum

Procedure:

• In a bowl first whisk 1 1/2 cup softened butter until pale and fluffy
• Now add 1 1/2 cup of brown sugar and whisk to cream the butter
• Add 1 egg at a time and whisk to incorporate
• We added 5 eggs in total
• Add 1/4ty cup orange juice or 2 tbs orange zest
• Now add sifted flour 1 1/2 cup with our spice mix
• Fold with your laddle
• Now add the nuts and mix
• Drain your soaked fruits to remove excess juice if any left
• Add your fruits now and mix
• Mix everything
• Pour it in a greased baking tray
• This cake is a solid came,not much of a fluffy type
• Preheat your oven to 310F and bake your cake for around 2 hours 30 minutes
• Check in between,it might take a bit more time or a bit less it depends on the oven too,insert a toothpick if it comes clean then you are good to go
• When the cake is still warm, poke whole and feed the cake (for feeding mix 1/4th cup orange juice + any excess juice left after draining)
• Let it cool completely and the take it out

How can you keep the cake fresh a d flavorful for days?

• After cutting and enjoying the cake,wrap it up completely with cling film tightly
• The double wrap it with aluminum foil
• Keep it in a dry place

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