The Ultimate Classic Fruit Cake Recipe

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The Ultimate Classic Fruit Cake
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Directions:

  1. Place raisins in a bowl. Add enough grand Marnier/Cointreau to cover them. Cover bowl and leave for 24 hours.
  2. Preheat oven to 150°C.
  3. In a large bowl, using a wooden spoon, cream together the butter and sugar.
  4. Add the eggs one at a time. If mixture looks a bit like splitting, add a little flour.
  5. Add sifted flour, mixed spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice and Grand Marnier. Mix together.
  6. Gently fold in soaked raisins, dried chopped apricots, sultanas, chopped peel, cherries, walnuts and hazelnuts.
  7. Spoon the cake mix into 2 greased and lined 22cm spring form tins.
  8. Bake cakes for 2 1/2 hours to 3 hours.
  9. Remove and cool on wire rack. Once cool spray with more alcohol and wrap in cling film. Keep cakes in cool dry place until you ice/decorate them.
  10. ICING: Gently heat jam until spreadable. Spread over top and edges of cake.
  11. Roll out marzipan very thinly to the circumference of cake, also a strip around width of cake.
  12. Place marzipan on cake-gently pinch strip around top and side to stick them together. Repeat this with the icing. Mix together icing sugar, egg white and a few drops of food colouring into a smooth paste. Put into icing bag and decorate as desired.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1054.64 Kcal (4416 kJ)
Calories from fat 478.81 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 53.2g 82%
Cholesterol 101.54mg 34%
Sodium 350.57mg 15%
Potassium 864.73mg 18%
Total Carbs 137.3g 46%
Sugars 92.4g 370%
Dietary Fiber 10.67g 43%
Protein 17.33g 35%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 6%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 4.2mg 23%
Calcium 222.2mg 22%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 408.32 Kcal (1710 kJ)
Calories from fat 185.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.6g 82%
Cholesterol 39.31mg 34%
Sodium 135.73mg 15%
Potassium 334.79mg 18%
Total Carbs 53.16g 46%
Sugars 35.77g 370%
Dietary Fiber 4.13g 43%
Protein 6.71g 35%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 6%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 8%
Iron 1.6mg 23%
Calcium 86mg 22%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 24.7
    Points
  • 29
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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