Best Best Ever Fruit Cake Recipes

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Provided by watty018

Time 2h20m

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

175 grams Demerera Sugar
150 grams Sultanas
125 grams Currants
150 grams Seedless Raisins
300 ml Water
73 grams Glace Cherries, quartered
125 grams Butter or Margarine plus pinch of salt
1 Egg beaten
275 grams Self Raising Flour, sieved
50 grams Blanched Almonds (optional)

Steps:

Put the sugar, sultanas, currants, raisins, water, cherries, butter or margarine, salt into a saucepan, bringing it to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes
Pour into a mixing bowl and allow to cool. Pre heat the oven to 170 degrees / Gas Mark 3
Grease and line with grease proof paper a 20 cm round cake tin
Add the egg to the cooled fruit mixture and stir in well. Add the flour and mix well
Turn into the prepared cake tin, smooth the top and arrange optional almonds on the top.
Bake for 1.25 - 1.50 hours until risen and golden brown. Cool slightly before turning out. The cake improves with keeping.

Best Ever Fruit Cocktail Cake image

Provided by nita 284904 souther

Categories Dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 1 CAKE, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 medium size can fruit cocktail in juice (a good brand)
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk (no substitutions)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Steps:

CAKE:.
Beat sugar, eggs and oil together.
Add flour, salt and baking soda.
Add fruit cocktail with the juice; mix well.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x13x2 inch pan. I use Kittencal's professional pan coating.
Sprinkle coconut over batter.
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes.
FROSTING:.
Place butter, sugar and evaporated milk in a medium size saucepan.
Bring to a boil,stirring constantly, for 5 to 6 minutes or until it begins to thicken.
Remove from heat.
Add vanilla extract, coconut and nuts.
Spread mixture onto cake while both are still hot.
Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 552.3, Fat 28.4, SaturatedFat 10.8, Cholesterol 65.3, Sodium 501.9, Carbohydrate 70.7, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 48.4, Protein 6

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Provided by Sharon Booth

Categories Cakes

Time 3h

Number Of Ingredients 12

16 oz candied cherries
16 oz candied pineapple
1 c raisins
4 c peacans broken nuts + whole for top of cake
1 c granulated sugar
2 c all purpose flour-sifted
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 oz vanilla extract
1/2 oz lemon extract
1 pt whiskey: early times or ancient age
1/2 c butter -no substutes
6 large eggs

Steps:

1. Cut fruit into medium pieces add rasins. Soak mixture in whiskey over night or longer in tightly sealed container not plastic. Stir often. Cream butter, sugar,add well beaten eggs-Blend well. Add extracts & sifted flour,baking powder.Drain off any whiskey if any from fruit mixture. Save for pouring over cake after done. Fold in fruit and nut mixture. Pour into well greased tube pan. Line bottom with waxed paper over greased pan. Grease wax paper also. Place in cold oven. Bake at 225 or 250 for about 3 hrs. Cool in pan. Then you can drizzle any left whiskey over cake. Cake can be frozen wrapped in aluinum foil. Leave waxed paper on cake. Will last a year or indefinitely.