Best Nanas Christmas Fruitcake Recipes
NANA'S CHRISTMAS POUND CAKE
This is my mother-in-law's recipe--a twist on fruitcake. You get a little taste of candied fruit in a yummy brandy pound cake. It is quite delicious.
Provided by Georgia Girl
Categories Dessert
Time 2h20m
Yield 15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cream the cream cheese and the butter together until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add the sugar and cream well.
- Add the vanilla and brandy (or bourbon), mixing well.
- Add the eggs one at a time,beating well after each addition.
- Set aside 1/4 cup flour.
- Sift the remaining 2 cups flour, cornstarch and baking powder together.
- Gradually add the flour mix to the batter, mixing well.
- Dredge the pecans and candied fruit in the 1/4 cup flour, coating all pieces thoroughly.
- (this keeps them from all sinking to the bottom of the cake as it bakes) Fold the pecans, candied fruit and any flour residue into the cake batter.
- Grease a bundt pan very heavily with Crisco, and sprinkle the 3 tablespoons of sugar evenly in the bottom of the cake pan over the Crisco.
- Pour the cake batter into the bundt pan.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Then reduce the oven heat to 300 degrees and bake for another 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 409.5, Fat 24.3, SaturatedFat 12, Cholesterol 105.6, Sodium 163.2, Carbohydrate 42.3, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 26.4, Protein 5.5
CHRISTMAS FRUITCAKE
It's a shame that fruitcake as a species gets such a bad rap. With its two key ingredients--rum and butter--it ought to be a hit. This recipe includes dried fruit, instead of the glowing, candied stuff we've all learned to associate with fruitcake, and is less dense and more cake-like than many fruitcake recipes. It has become a favorite of my friends and family around the holidays (even the skeptical ones), and is delicious by itself, or covered with a layer of almond paste.
Provided by Karen Uffelman
Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Liqueur Dessert Recipes Rum
Time P20DT6h57m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Soak cherries, mango, cranberries, currants, and citron in 1/4 cup rum for at least 24 hours. Cover tightly, and store at room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter a 6x3-inch round pan or loaf pan and line it with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; mix into butter and sugar in three batches, alternating with molasses and milk. Stir in soaked fruit and chopped nuts. Scrape batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then sprinkle with 2 tablespoons rum.
- Cut out one piece parchment paper and one piece cheesecloth, each large enough to wrap around the cake. Moisten cheesecloth with 1 tablespoon rum. Arrange cheesecloth on top of parchment paper, and unmold cake onto it. Sprinkle top and sides of cake with remaining rum. Wrap the cheesecloth closely to the surface of the cake, then wrap with paper. Place in an airtight tin, and age for at least 10 weeks. If storing longer, douse with additional rum for every 10 weeks of storage.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 302.3 calories, Carbohydrate 33.3 g, Cholesterol 54.1 mg, Fat 14.8 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 202.7 mg, Sugar 20.5 g
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