Rich Christmas Fruitcake Recipe

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Rich Christmas Fruitcake
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Ingredients
20
Count
Nutrition
1473
Calories
Total time
320
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. The night before you cook this place all the fruit fruit peel and nuts into a bowl and soak for 12 hours in the brandy and orange juice; Stir every time you go into the kitchen!
  2. Pre-heat oven to 275ºF/140ºC.
  3. Grease and line with greaseproof paper an 8 inch/20cm round cake tin.
  4. Sift the flour salt and spices into a large mixing bowl.
  5. In a separate bowl cream the butter and sugar together until the mixtures fluffy.
  6. Beat the eggs and add them a little at a time.
  7. Fold in the flour and spices.
  8. Stir in the fruit that has been soaking along with any excess liquid.
  9. Mix in the treacle.
  10. Spoon into the cake tin and spread out evenly.
  11. Cover the cake with a double square of greaseproof paper with a small hole in the top.
  12. Bake the cake on the lower shelf for 4& 1/4- 3/4 hours.
  13. When the cake is cold wrap in double greaseproof paper and store in an airtight tin.
  14. Feed the cake every two days for the first 2 weeks with a spoonful of brandy and/or orange juice and/or glacè cherry syrup.
  15. First poke little holes in the cake with a knitting needle or a skewer.
  16. Come Christmas you will have a very very rich fruit cake.
  17. Use royal icing to ice it or almond paste and royal icing, I don't like almond paste!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1472.88 Kcal (6167 kJ)
Calories from fat 585.43 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 65.05g 100%
Cholesterol 306.94mg 102%
Sodium 1213.82mg 51%
Potassium 991.2mg 21%
Total Carbs 196.95g 66%
Sugars 112.86g 451%
Dietary Fiber 14.69g 59%
Protein 17.98g 36%
Vitamin C 48.4mg 81%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 6.7mg 37%
Calcium 279.1mg 28%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 299.85 Kcal (1255 kJ)
Calories from fat 119.18 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.24g 100%
Cholesterol 62.49mg 102%
Sodium 247.11mg 51%
Potassium 201.79mg 21%
Total Carbs 40.1g 66%
Sugars 22.98g 451%
Dietary Fiber 2.99g 59%
Protein 3.66g 36%
Vitamin C 9.8mg 81%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 19%
Iron 1.4mg 37%
Calcium 56.8mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 34.1
    Points
  • 39
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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