MINIATURE GOLDEN FRUITCAKES
These tiny fruitcakes will bring joy to everyone on your list. We used dried apples, pears, apricots, and golden raisins, but you can also use dried cherries, cranberries, and regular raisins, or a mixture.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield Makes 48
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large nonreactive bowl, combine dried fruit, walnuts, and 1 1/4 cups brandy. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand 8 hours (or up to 1 day), stirring occasionally.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs in 2 additions, scraping down bowl in between. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and spices. Reduce speed to low and beat in flour mixture in 2 additions, scraping down bowl in between. Fold fruit mixture into batter.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Line two minimuffin pans with paper liners. Fill each liner with 1 rounded tablespoon batter. Firmly tap pans on counter to settle batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a cake comes out clean and edges are light golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes, rotating pans halfway through.
- Brush cakes with 1/2 cup brandy; transfer cakes to a wire rack to cool completely. (To store, cover and refrigerate, up to 1 month.) Brush with apricot jam before serving or packing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 146 g, Fat 4 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g
GOLDEN FRUITCAKE
Fruitcake has been favored by my family ever since my sister shared this light version. It's moist and filled with goodies.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h30m
Yield 9 loaves (5 slices each).
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place raisins in a large bowl; cover with boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes. Drain well and set aside. , In another large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in the walnuts, pineapple, cherries, coconut and raisins. , Spoon into nine greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 300° for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
Nutrition Facts :
TWO GOLDEN CHRISTMAS FRUIT CAKES
THIS CHRISTMAS GIVE THEM A GOLDEN FRUIT CAKE! Another recipe I have been saving from my 60 years of collecting SPECIAL RECIPES, and now I would like to share them with you. Plump golden raisins make these pretty molded fruit cakes ideal for Holiday Giving. Wrap in saran and add a gorgeous GOLDEN RIBBON BOW! What a delicious golden way to say "MERRY CHRISTMAS" NANCY 12/10/11
Provided by Nancy J. Patrykus @Finnjin
Categories Cakes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Beat butter until light and creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until smooth..Beat egg yolks lightly and add. Combine milk, brandy and vanilla. Combine flour and salt together.
- Alternately add milk mix and flour mix to butter mix. Fold in fruit and nuts. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar together until Fold egg whites into batter gently but thoroughly . stiff but not dry.
- Pour into two buttered and floured six cup molds. Bake at 275 for 2 and 1/2 hours. Or until the test done. Cool and unmold.
HOLIDAY FRUITCAKE
This is my own fruitcake recipe and it's a family favorite. The mixture of fruits and nuts helps make it a tasty treat. -Allene Spence, Delbarton, West Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 2h20m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300°. Combine fruit and nuts. In another bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Pour over fruit and nuts; stir to coat. , Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in a cool place. Bring to room temperature before serving; slice with a serrated knife.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 686 calories, Fat 32g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 58mg cholesterol, Sodium 342mg sodium, Carbohydrate 92g carbohydrate (61g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 10g protein.
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- Lightly grease the loaf pans of your choice: two 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pans OR six 7" paper bakeable loaf pan., To prepare the cake: In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, corn syrup, baking powder, salt, and flavors., Beat in the eggs one at time., Stir in the flour alternately with the milk., Add the undrained fruit, the candied cherries, and the nuts., Spoon the batter into the lightly greased baking pans, filling them three-quarters full., Bake the cakes for 50 to 80 minutes, depending on the size of the pans; smaller pans will bake for the shorter length of time.
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