SNOW-CAPPED FRUITCAKE
Giving fruitcake a winter-white coat transforms a humble classic into an upscale dessert. In it is a flavorful array of golden jewels -- dried pineapple, pear, and apple; crystallized ginger; golden raisins; and lemon zest. The cake is covered with rolled white fondant and aflurry of hand-cut snowflakes.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter an 8-by-3-inch round cake pan, and dust with flour, tapping out excess; set aside. Stir flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and almonds in a medium bowl; set aside.
- Cook Armagnac and fruit in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until liquid has absorbed, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool completely. Chop fruit into 1/2-inch pieces; set aside.
- Put butter and sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in zest and ginger. Mix in eggs, 1 at a time. Transfer to a large bowl. Fold in flour-nut mixture with a rubber spatula. Stir in fruit.
- Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake until a cake tester inserted into center comes out with only a few moist crumbs, about 1 hour 40 minutes. If cake browns too quickly during baking, loosely tent with foil. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool.
- Trim cake level with a serrated knife. Bring apricot jam and 1/4 cup water to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium-low heat; strain into a small bowl. Lightly brush cake with the jam syrup.
- On a work surface lightly dusted with cornstarch, roll 2 pounds fondant to 1/4 inch thick, brushing off excess cornstarch as needed. Drape fondant over rolling pin; center and place on cake. Starting at top, smooth fondant onto cake with your hands. Trim with a pastry wheel.
- On a work surface lightly dusted with cornstarch, roll remaining 1/2 pound fondant to a scant 1/4 inch thick. Cut out 4 small, 4 medium, and 4 large snowflakes. Brush underside of each snowflake with a damp pastry brush, and gently press onto cake. Decorate snowflakes with royal icing.
ROYAL ICING
Curious to learn how to make royal icing? Our Test Kitchen experts have mastered this royal icing recipe for this stunning cookie decoration. Royal icing is different from other types of icing because it dries quickly and has a super-smooth finish-perfect for decorating! -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 10m
Yield about 1 cup.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water, meringue powder and cream of tartar; beat on low speed just until combined. Beat on high for 4-5 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Tint with food coloring if desired. Keep unused icing covered at all times with a damp cloth. If necessary, beat again on high speed to restore texture., To decorate, place icing in a pastry bag. For border decorations and dots, use a #3 round pastry tip. For small detailed decorations, use a #1 or #2 round pastry tip.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 24 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 3mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
ROYAL ICING FOR SNOW-CAPPED FRUITCAKE
Use this for our Snow-Capped Fruitcake.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Yield Makes about 2 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Put meringue powder, sugar, and 1/3 cupwater into the bowl of a mixer fitted withthe paddle attachment; mix on low speeduntil combined, about 7 minutes.
ROYAL ICING I
Perfect icing for your gingerbread houses!
Provided by Diane
Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Cookie Frosting
Yield 32
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Beat egg whites in a clean, large bowl with mixer at high speed until foamy (use only grade A clean, uncracked eggs). Gradually add sugar and lemon extract. Beat at high speed until thickened.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 63.3 calories, Carbohydrate 15.6 g, Protein 0.5 g, Sodium 7.1 mg, Sugar 15.4 g
SNOW-CAPPED FRUITCAKE
Recipe from Martha Stewart Living website. I think this may be just the fruit cake I've been looking for! I wanted something that was more cake than fruit, that used dried fruits (including pears) rather than candied fruit and peel, and that didn't need to soak in booze for weeks beforehand. I included the directions for the cake as made on the website; I plan to make a Christmas cake with it instead of using fondant. I'll also substitute something like apple or pear cider for the Armagnac. The photo on the website is a beautiful cake--snowy white snowflakes over snowy white fondant covering a pale, fruity cake. You can buy fondant online or in some stores that sell cake decorating supplies. Times do not include cooling or decorating times.
Provided by Halcyon Eve
Categories Dessert
Time 2h30m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325* F. Grease and flour an 8x3 inch round cake pan, tapping out excess flour.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and toasted almonds.
- Heat Armagnac and fruit in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until liquid has been absorbed, about 15-18 minutes. Cool completely; chop into 1/2 inch pieces.
- Place butter and sugar into mixer bowl. Using paddle attachment, mix at medium speed until well creamed and fluffy.
- Add zest and ginger to creamed mixture and mix. Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Transfer to a large bowl.
- Fold flour mixture into egg mixture with a spatula. Stir in fruit.
- Spoon batter into pan. Bake at 350* F for about 1 hour 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with only a few moist crumbs. If cake browns too quickly, loosely cover with a foil tent to prevent over-browning. Transfer to a wire rack and cool.
- Level cooled cake with a serrated knife or cake leveler. Combine jam and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Strain into a small heatproof bowl. Carefully brush cake with jam syrup.
- To make royal icing, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry--do not overbeat. Add sugar and lemon juice and beat for 1 minute. If too thick, add more egg white; if too thin, add more sifted icing sugar. Royal icing may be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- On a flat, smooth surface lightly dusted with cornstarch, roll 2 pounds of the fondant to 1/4 inch thickness, brushing off excess cornstarch if needed. Drape fondant over rolling pin. Center over and carefully place on cake. Starting with top of cake, smooth fondant over cake with your hands, taking care to avoid air pockets; trim off excess at bottom with a pastry wheel.
- If needed, dust the same work surface with additional cornstarch. Roll out remaining 1/2 pound of fondant to not quite 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out four each small, medium, and large snowflakes with snowflake cookie cutters. Brush underside of each snowflake with a pastry brush lightly dampened with water and gently press onto cake. Decorate snowflakes as desired with royal icing.
- Cake may be stored tightly covered and at room temperature for up to 2 days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 882.2, Fat 39, SaturatedFat 19.2, Cholesterol 221.3, Sodium 233.9, Carbohydrate 128, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 95.2, Protein 11.8
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