11 christmas dried fruitcake Recipes

butter or 1 cup margarine, softened, sugar, eggs, beaten, flour, baking powder, salt, orange zest, chopped mixed dried fruit (prunes, apricots, pears, apples, etc.), flour

chopped dried cherries, chopped dried mango, dried cranberries, dried currants, chopped candied citron, dark rum, butter, brown sugar, egg, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, unsulfured molasses, milk, chopped pecans, dark rum, divided

all-purpose flour, raisins, dried currants, chopped pistachios, chopped dried apricots, chopped dried figs, all-purpose flour, all-purpose flour (about 1 cup), baking soda, ground cinnamon, salt, ground nutmeg, butter, brown sugar, egg substitute, dark rum (such as myers s), divided, grated orange rind

mixed diced glaceed fruits, golden raisins, dark raisins, dried currants, halved glaceed red cherries plus additional for garnish, chopped glaceed angelica (available at specialty foods shops)plus additional for garnish, dark rum, all-purpose flour, double-acting baking powder, salt, freshly grated nutmeg, ground ginger, unsalted butter, softened, brown sugar, eggs, blanched almonds, toasted lightly, cooled , and ground fine in an electric spiced grinder, chopped walnuts or pecans, apricot jam

light brown sugar, fresh seedless raisin, fresh golden raisin , also known as sultanas, fresh plump currants, dried mixed fruit, peel preserved, pitted dates, chopped, lemon juice, lemon , zest of, only, grated, orange , zest of, only, grated, boiling water, butter , real, soft, in chunks, baking soda, vanilla, cinnamon, ground, allspice, ground, nutmeg, ground, baking powder, self-rising flour, salt, cooking oil , generous, brandy or 1/2 cup bourbon, preserved figs , in syrup, drained, roughly chopped, maraschino cherries or 1 cup glace cherries, whole, pecans, roughly chopped, brandy or 1/2 cup bourbon, extra

go to the crafts store., purchase 1 or more bags of dried fruit, some plaster of paris, brown paint and a disposable cake pan., go home ., unwrap the dried fruit , carefully folding the wrapper inside-out and placing it at the bottom of your trash can. better yet, send it through your personal paper shredder and use it for insulation in the attic., mix the plaster of paris with water and pour into the disposable cake pan. place dried fruit on top, gently pushing in so it looks baked in the batter. let dry., take your fruitcake out of the disposable cake pan ., cover the top, bottom and sides with brown paint, avoiding the fruit., wrap your fruitcake in festive , colored saran wrap and finish with a bow. i like using red wrap because it gives a warm glow to the fruitcake., give your fruitcake to someone you want to impress. when they lift it, they ll say, wow! you must have made a really rich fruitcake! don tsp forget to smile and say, oh, its paris-style fruitcake., worry about someone trying to eat your fruitcake. nobody actually eats fruitcake... that s just a rumor. just so you know, the dried fruit won go bad because it has the same preservatives as twinkies, which have a shelf-life of about 237 years.

raisins, dried prune, pitted, dried apricot, dried dates, pitted, crystallized ginger, candied peel, red glace cherries, glace green cherries, brandy, brazil nuts, walnuts, raw sugar, eggs, vanilla or 1 tsp almond essence, wholemeal plain flour, baking powder

flour, fresh yeast, in cubes (or 2 tsp active, dried yeast), whole milk , lukewarm (around 80 degrees f), sugar (to taste), vanilla bean, eggs, grated peel of 1 lemon, salt, butter, flour, raisins (or mix of and dried black currants), blanched chopped almonds, candied diced citron, candied diced orange peel, cl rum (that s about two shots worth), butter, powdered sugar

golden raisins (about 12 oz), dark raisins (about 9 oz), dried currants (about 8 oz), chopped glaceed fruits (such as red cherries, pineapple, and apricots), chopped candied orange peel, water, dark rum, grated orange and lemon peels, golden syrup or light molasses, baking soda, all purpose flour, self-rising flour, salt, unsalted butter, room temperature, dark brown sugar, eggs