I know is not Christmas yet but when I saw the fruit cake in Nonya's blog I just have to make this. I always like fruit cake and is difficult to find a good one here in American as they are way too sweet and overwhelm with almond flavour which I don't like. Here is a very simple recipe which I used for years and it always turn out good.Ingredients :
600 grm of mixed dried fruits (currants, sultanas, pineapple, apricots, etc)
1/2 cup of dark rum.
250 grms of butter
1 cups of dark brown sugar
4 eggs
2 cups of flour
1 tsp of baking powder
Zest of 1 lemon and 1 orange
1) Soak the dry fruits with rum for a week in the refrigerator
2) Prepare a baking tin and lined with double parchment paper
3) Cream butter and sugar until creamy
4) Add in eggs one at a time till well mix before adding another egg
5) Mix in the lemon and orange zest
6) Add in soak dry fruits and then fold in sifted flour and baking powder
7) Pour batter into prepared cake tin.
8) Bake in a pre-heated 325 degree F oven for 1 1/2 hour or until centre is firm to touch.
9) Let the cake cool in the tin before removing the cake.
Note : You can keep this cake up to 3 months in the fridge. Wrap it up properly in aluminium foil and drizzle it with rum at least once a week.
23 comments:
Gert,
I agree with you that fruit cake in USA are too sweet to my liking. They are always overloaded with sweetern cherries. Small piece sudah cukup for whole day.
Your fruit cake looks good.
wow look lovely can I join you with a cup of tea please .......
Gert, I love fruits cake. Every open house I go, I will look for authentic traditional Malaysian fruits cake. I bought a piece from a store here but it was too sweet and I really don't like the orange peel they use.
Gert..wow!! your fruit cake look good and too nice to eat!.You have lots of talent!! macam macam pun boleh!.When I see your receipe my kepala already pening and pusing..I can't bake anything,just yesterday I bake pizza and have to masuk tong sampah!burn!.now I just go to chinese bakery shop and buy a slice of cake ,They are not so sweet.
Thanks for sharing your recipe, Gert. I LOVE fruit cake but like everyone, have not acquired the taste for the US version. My mom used to make it with the Big Sister ingredients, and I was just thinking of ordering online from BS. Will try yours. :)
PS: I tried baking bread again yesterday. David called it banana brick!! We think my flour is stale. Sigh.
Wan,
Nice fruit cake but want to ask you did you rolled up the cake or you use a round baking tin.
Wah ! I want, I want some. Just finished mine this weekend.
I don't like the almond taste too. Now I feel like making another one.
tempting fruit cake, nampak sedap sekali, thanks for the recipe, for sure i wanna try next time :)
Your fruit cake looks very yummy!The shape is very nice log shape, not the normal rectangle ones :)
Thanks everyone for the compliments
Cat, I don't like the sweet cherries either. I just put a few for colour.
Pearly, I bring the cake you provide the English tea :)
Zue, I simpan sikit untuk you ya :)
Beachlover, actually baking is not that difficult. You just have to follow the recipe and insturction to the T. What happen to your pizza. Maybe you can let me know and see if I can help or give me a call the next time.
Rita, remember I kept one for you thinking you will visit soon but we makan that cake already. So have to bake a new one. Is waiting for you :) :)I have a very simple banana bread recipe and I am going to post it here for you. Give it a try and you won't be dissapointed.
Sue, I let you know a secret. I kept those round can clean it and line it with parchment paper and used it to bake round shape cake :)
Lia, cake ni memang sedap. Cuba lah.
Blur mommy, thanks for stopping by.
nampak cantik and sedap, can i have some for my afternoon tea plz hehehe...
hi Gert, i just made one today..different recipe...should try urs nanti..looks delicious..
Wow, your fruit cake looks beautiful and enak. My mother in law often makes this cake.
Isha, bila nak jemput ke rumah you. I will bring the cake :)
Jun, you too bake fruit cake :)
Retno, you are lucky ada mother in law buat kan. I tak ada :( so have to bake it myself.
no problem my lovely , wat kind of tea you like earl grey ? ot PG tips heehehh I will get ready and we all can have cup of tea with your lovely fruit cake , mmmmmmmmmmyum
growing up, my mom make this every raya time. i love helping her w all the ingredients but somehow i dont have a liking for fruitcake per se.
Wah PJ you dah jadi orang amerika yea. Tak suka makan fruit cake :)
Gert, my mom makes fantastic fruit cakes too. Her recipe is often 'a bowl of this, a bowl of that' hehe...no definite measurements whatsoever, but it's always fantastic! She adds some brandy for that extra edge, and my crew members who tasted her fruit cake had nothing but praises for it.
Pinky, my mother is the same. All pakai agak agak only. No measurement :) :) and always turn out perfect. mmm maybe one day I will get to taste your mom's fruitcakes.
me, orang amerika? cannotlah. i love my durian and belacan too much. heheh..
Hi...ur fruit cake looks very moist n yummy. Would love to try out this recipe. Just wanna check -
1) is the baking powder u use in this recipe double acting type
2) 1 cup flour is using USA 1 cup = 240ml?
Tia,
Becky
Becky, the baking powder I used is the double acting kind. As for the flour 1 cup is only 128 grms and not 240 ml. You can refer here http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Cup-to-Gram-Conversions/Detail.aspx
thanks for the true and tried recipe...wonderful,my first attempt was considered a success. most of my friends 'puji' that the cake is moist like a steamed cake,and some said it tastes better than the one sold at shops. i was amazed and most surprising,some even ordered.
my question is...i tried the 2nd time,but it turned out to be a bit dried...what can i do to improve it?thank you...
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