Best Backhouse Family Fruitcake Recipes
BACKHOUSE FAMILY FRUITCAKE
Alcohol, like rum, preserve fruitcakes. Mixing with the fruit, it starts fermentation, creating that wonderful taste, which improves with time.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes one 8-inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat oven to 300 degrees. Brush 8-inch springform pan with soft butter. Line bottom and sides with parchment; brush with butter.
- Combine fruit and nuts in a bowl; set aside. Sift the flours, baking powder, and salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed; add eggs, one at a time, mixing well between each addition. Add vanilla and rum.
- In two additions, add dry ingredients to butter. Scrape down bowl between additions. Fold in fruit and nuts. Pour batter into pan. Bake until golden and set, about 2 1/2 hours. Cover with foil if it colors too much.
- Cool on a wire rack. Remove from pan; discard parchment. Wrap in cheesecloth or muslin. Douse with 1/2 cup rum. Store in a cool, dry place; douse with 1/2 cup rum weekly for at least 1 month before serving.
BACKHOUSE FAMILY FRUITCAKE
Steps:
- Heat oven to 300 F. Butter an 8-inch springform pan and line bottom and sides with parchment. Brush parchment with butter. Soften dried fruit in hot water, if necessary, so that they are moist and plump. Drain and combine with nuts; set aside. Sift together flours, baking powder, cinnamon, and a generous pinch of salt. Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Reduce speed on mixer and add eggs one at a time, mixing well between each addition. Add vanilla and rum; mix to incorporate. In two additions, add dry ingredients to butter. Scrape down bowl between additions. fold in fruit and nuts. Pour batter into pan. Bake until golden and set, about 2 1/2 hours. Cover with foil if top becomes too browned. Cool cake on a wire rack. Remove from pan and discard parchment. Wrap in cheesecloth. Douse with 1/4 cup rum. Store in a cool, dry place and douse with 1/4 cup rum weekly for at least 1 month before serving.
BACKHOUSE FAMILY FRUITCAKE
Alcohol, like rum, preserve fruitcakes. Mixing with the fruit, it starts fermentation, creating that wonderful taste, which improves with time.
Provided by @MakeItYours
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat oven to 300 degrees. Brush 8-inch springform pan with soft butter. Line bottom and sides with parchment; brush with butter.
- Combine fruit and nuts in a bowl; set aside. Sift the flours, baking powder, and salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed; add eggs, one at a time, mixing well between each addition. Add vanilla and rum.
- In two additions, add dry ingredients to butter. Scrape down bowl between additions. Fold in fruit and nuts. Pour batter into pan. Bake until golden and set, about 2 1/2 hours. Cover with foil if it colors too much.
- Cool on a wire rack. Remove from pan; discard parchment. Wrap in cheesecloth or muslin. Douse with 1/2 cup rum. Store in a cool, dry place; douse with 1/2 cup rum weekly for at least 1 month before serving.
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