Here’s a classic Fruitcake recipe 🍰—rich, moist, and packed with dried fruits and warm spices.
🍰 Fruitcake (Recipe)
🧾 Ingredients
🍇 Fruits & nuts
- 1½ cups mixed dried fruits (raisins, sultanas, chopped dates, cherries)
Raisin - ½ cup chopped nuts (walnuts or almonds)
- 2 tbsp orange juice or rum (optional, for soaking)
🧈 Cake batter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
👨🍳 Instructions
1. Soak the fruits
- Mix dried fruits with orange juice or rum
- Let sit for at least 30 minutes (or overnight for richer flavor)
2. Prepare the batter
- Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy
- Add eggs one at a time
- Mix in vanilla
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and spices
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into wet mixture
3. Add fruits and nuts
- Stir in soaked fruits and chopped nuts
- Mix gently until evenly combined
4. Bake
- Preheat oven to 160°C (320°F)
- Pour batter into a lined loaf or cake tin
- Bake for 45–60 minutes
- Check with a toothpick (should come out clean)
5. Cool and serve
- Let cool completely before slicing
- For best flavor, rest overnight
🍰 What you get
A rich, dense cake loaded with dried fruits like Raisin, nuts, and warm spices—perfect for holidays or tea time.
💡 Pro Tips
- Soak fruits overnight for deeper flavor
- Wrap cake after baking to keep it moist
- Add a glaze or dusting of powdered sugar for finishing
If you want, I can also give you:
- 🍫 Chocolate fruitcake
- 🍯 No-bake fruitcake
- 🎄 Christmas-style fruitcake with alcohol soak
Just tell me 👍
