fruit cake

MrsE_2

SDG31000 wrote: »

I'm not sure if it's the texture you are looking for, but I recommend Nigella's Non Cake Maker's Christmas Cake recipe. It's the one where you use a jar of mincemeat instead of dried fruit and it comes out all sticky and gooey and yummy. I hate traditional fruit cake and love this recipe. It's in her Feast book at the end of the Christmas section.

This one?

http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/08/16/let-it-snow-jewelled-fruit-cake-swedish-mulled-wine-finnish-pea-soup/

emiff6

I have a recipe for a golden fruit cake - it's a cake that doesn't go that dark christmas cake colour and flavour, which I don't like, and uses golden dried fruits and white sugar. Can't post a link - no idea where I got it from - I've been copying and clipping recipes since Mrs Noah left her recipe book behind in the Ark!

MrsE_2

emiff6 wrote: »

I have a recipe for a golden fruit cake - it's a cake that doesn't go that dark christmas cake colour and flavour, which I don't like, and uses golden dried fruits and white sugar. Can't post a link - no idea where I got it from - I've been copying and clipping recipes since Mrs Noah left her recipe book behind in the Ark!

Do you have it printed so you could PM it to me?

I'm not a fan of very dark fruit cakes.

SDG31000

MrsE wrote: »

This one?

http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/08/16/let-it-snow-jewelled-fruit-cake-swedish-mulled-wine-finnish-pea-soup/

That's the one and thank you MrsE. I wasn't sure about posting the recipe on here. My friend's DD who is 6 loves this cake a lot and she hates fruit cake more than I do.

meritaten

I made a boiled fruit cake the other day - I dont eat cake myself, but, my Oh, my son and gs said it was gorgeous! was really simple and didnt cost too much to make! if you want the recipe I will post it.

meritaten

emiff6 wrote: »

I have a recipe for a golden fruit cake - it's a cake that doesn't go that dark christmas cake colour and flavour, which I don't like, and uses golden dried fruits and white sugar. Can't post a link - no idea where I got it from - I've been copying and clipping recipes since Mrs Noah left her recipe book behind in the Ark!

I am sure I have seen this 'Golden Fruit cake' in one of MY recipe books! I will have a look and post it.

Vaila

freyasmum wrote: »

This makes an amaaazing carrot cake. The reason I post it is because it's got the vegetable oils and brown sugars/etc that your cake had.

I don't add the walnuts, so I imagine you could add the same weight fruit - soak it first?

I think the amount of spice in it is perfect, but you could add a little more/different ones if you wanted.

Anyway, hopefully that's a basic recipe for you to get started with If not, try the carrot cake anyway, it's ace

my dad loves carrot cake so i will have ago at creating this !! how long would you say it keeps for ?

meritaten

Ive found it! its called 'Golden Christmas Cake' and its in 'Womens Weekly Cooks Treasury'

makes one 9 inch round cake

12oz self raising flour
half level teaspoon nutmeg
one level teaspoon mixed spice
6 ounces caster sugar
1 pound and 1ounce of sultanas
2 ounces of glace cherries (washed, dried off and quartered)
4 ounces of mixed peel
2 large eggs
6 ounces of tub marge or softened butter
9 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon almond essence

set oven to Gas 3
sieve flour, nutmeg and mixed spice into large mixing bowl. and add ALL the remaining ingredients and beat well. it should have a soft dropping consistency. pour or spoon into tin and bake for two hours test with a skewer and if it comes out clean the cake is done - if not give it another ten minutes and test again.leave to cool in the tin then turn out and wrap in greaseproof paper the either store in airtight tin or wrap tightly in foil.

freyasmum

arran_m wrote: »

my dad loves carrot cake so i will have ago at creating this !! how long would you say it keeps for ?

I really don't know, it's never allowed to last long in this house A good few days in an airtight container at least though.

It can be frozen - or sent via royal mail :rotfl:

MrsE_2

meritaten wrote: »

Ive found it! its called 'Golden Christmas Cake' and its in 'Womens Weekly Cooks Treasury'

makes one 9 inch round cake

12oz self raising flour
half level teaspoon nutmeg
one level teaspoon mixed spice
6 ounces caster sugar
1 pound and 1ounce of sultanas
2 ounces of glace cherries (washed, dried off and quartered)
4 ounces of mixed peel
2 large eggs
6 ounces of tub marge or softened butter
9 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon almond essence

set oven to Gas 3
sieve flour, nutmeg and mixed spice into large mixing bowl. and add ALL the remaining ingredients and beat well. it should have a soft dropping consistency. pour or spoon into tin and bake for two hours test with a skewer and if it comes out clean the cake is done - if not give it another ten minutes and test again.leave to cool in the tin then turn out and wrap in greaseproof paper the either store in airtight tin or wrap tightly in foil.

Mine for next year;)
I will substitute some fruit for nuts too:D