5 for good fruitcake Recipes

dried soft prunes, chopped (350 g), raisins (250 g), currants (125 g), unsalted butter, softened (175 g), dark muscovado sugar (175 g), honey (175 ml), coffee liqueur (125 ml), oranges , zested and juiced, mixed spice, good quality cocoa, free-range eggs, beaten, plain flour (150 g), ground almonds (75 g), baking powder, baking soda, dark chocolate-covered coffee beans (25 g), edible glitter (optional), gold dragees (optional)

fruitcakes get an awful lot of bad press , especially the mass produced varieties, but a rich homemade version can be incredibly delicious., fruitcake is a mixture of fruits and nuts with just enough batter to hold them together. when wrapped in cloth and foil, saturated with alcoholic liquors regularly, and kept in in tightly closed tins, a fruitcake may be kept for months or even years, have it your way ..., if there are certain fruits you don tsp like , you can always include more of another, or some of your own favorites. dried fruits cooked in juice can take the place of candied fruits, and seeds can replace nuts. to convert a favorite dark fruitcake recipe to a light fruitcake, leave out the dark spices, use light colored fruits (golden raisins, dried apricots, etc.), and replace dark corn syrup or molasses with light corn syrup

butter, softened, brown sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, divided, chopped candied fruit, pitted dates, chopped, raisins, chopped walnuts, chopped almonds or 1 cup pecans, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, good quality orange juice (freshly-squeezed is best ), icing sugar, milk

brown sugar, water, crisco shortening, salt, cinnamon, raisins, dried mixed candied fruit (the stuff they sell during the holidays. leftovers can be kept in the freezer for next years fruitca), chopped walnuts (or your favorite ), maraschino cherry , drained. the liquid can be saved and used for part of the water called for, flour, baking soda , dissolved in, water