IRISH WHISKEY FRUITCAKE

Irish Whiskey Fruitcake image

This is the fruitcake I made for my birth family for many years; my sister still loves it and swears it is better than any fruitcake she's ever tasted. I haven't tasted any that come close. It needs 2 - 4 weeks for the flavors to meld and age well. Prep time is only a guess.

Provided by Debbie R.

Categories Dessert

Time 2h45m

Yield 1 fruitcake

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground mace
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup butter, softened (or margarine)
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
1 (16 ounce) can apricot halves, drained and chopped
1/4 cup Irish whiskey, plus more
Irish whiskey, to age and soak
2 cups seedless raisins
8 ounces mixed candied fruit, chopped
1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped
8 ounces candied red cherries, halved
4 ounces candied green cherries, halved
cheesecloth

Steps:

Grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, mace and cloves.
Cream butter with brown sugar until fluffy/light in a large bowl. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in apricots and whiskey. Stir in flour mixture until blended, then raisins, mixed fruit, pecans and cherries.
Spoon into prepared pan. Spread top evenly.
Bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours or till wooden pick comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Loosen cooled cake around the edges with a knife; turn out onto rack.
Wrap in cheesecloth, pour some Irish Whiskey over it every few days, and let age for two to four weeks. Overwrap the cheesecloth with foil. Keep in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 6801.1, Fat 271.1, SaturatedFat 101.6, Cholesterol 789, Sodium 2055, Carbohydrate 1059.9, Fiber 50, Sugar 771.9, Protein 68.1