Barriball Fruitcake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 6-inch round cake pan.
• Place flour in a bowl. Rub butter into the flour until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Add mixed fruit, 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, and mixed spice. Stir to combine. Add milk and egg and mix until batter is soft and easy to drop.
• Drop batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle light brown sugar on top and pat down with the back of a spoon.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.

Steps:

• Place butter, chocolate and honey in a large microwavable bowl and microwave on medium for 3-4 minutes, then stir th mixture until smooth.
• Stir the ground almonds, dried apricots, chopped nuts and 3/4 of teh amaretti into the chocolate mixture.
• Leave to cool then chill 1-2 hours until the mixture is firm enough to hold its shape.
• Place the mixture along a lenght of greaseproof paper, then wrap paper around it and shape like a log measuring about 25cm (10 inches) in lenght.
• Chill the roll for 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle the remaining amaretti on another greaseproof paper and use your hands to roll it over the amaretti crumbs so that is is coated evenly.
• Wrap tightly with foil, twisting the ends to seal it. Chill 4 hours or overnight.
• To serve, unwrap and slice into thin rounds with a sharp knife.
• Serve with after dinner coffee.
• keep in the fridge for 1-2 weeks or freeze for up to 1 months.

Steps:

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

Steps:

• Grease and line with parchment paper an 8 inch cake pan.
• Sift the flour,baking powder and apple pie mix into a bowl.
• Rub the butter with your fingers until it looks like breadcrumbs.
• Carefully stir in the chopped apricots, dates, and candies cherries and raisins with the milk, beaten eggs ,grated rind and orange juice.
• Stir in the honey and mix everything together to a soft dropping conistency.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and level the surface.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 350oF for 1 hour until a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Let the pan cool before turning out.