Fruitcake for Christmas
"I got this recipe off another website. It is very simple and easy to make. I brought it to work and everyone loved it. It is not a heavy fruitcake. It is light and moist. Enjoy"
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
2 loaf cakes
- Serves:
- 40
ingredients
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 1⁄2 tablespoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons cloves
- 2 tablespoons allspice
- 2 tablespoons nutmeg
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest (I also added 1 tsp. lemon extract)
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 1⁄2 cups raisins
- 1 1⁄2 cups chopped nuts
- 1 1⁄2 cups dried fruit (I soaked my dried fruit in 1 cup brandy for a week)
- 1 1⁄2 cups melted butter
- 1⁄2 cup brandy
directions
- Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Grease and flour two loaf pans.
- In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, soda, spices, eggs, lemon rind, vanilla, 1/2 cup brandy, fruit, nuts and butter. Mix thoroughly.
- Pour into pans.
- Bake for 1 hour. (I had to bake it for two hours.).
- Wrap cooked cake in foil. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons brandy over the cake everyday for 2 weeks.
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I am a teacher and mother of two grown children. I enjoy cooking, especially cookies. I also enjoy line dancing, scrap booking, Bunco, gardening, lighthouses, reading and taking walks with my husband. I have a beautiful granddaughter and a handsome grandson. Both are under the age of five.
