ORANGE DRIED-FRUIT FRUITCAKE
Orange-flavored cake partners perfectly with the delicious dried apricots and cherries in this fruitcake.
Provided by Annacia
Categories Dessert
Time 1h25m
Yield 19 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Grease and lightly flour an 8-inch fluted tube mold or, grease an 8x4x2-inch loaf pan; line pan with parchment paper, grease paper and set aside.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
- In a bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds.
- Add the brown sugar; beat until mixture is combined.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on medium speed until combined (batter may appear curdled).
- Combine orange peel, juice, corn syrup, and vanilla.
- Add flour mixture and juice mixture alternately to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.
- Combine fruits and nuts and fold into batter, spread into prepared pan.
- Bake in a 300 degree F oven about 1 hour in tube pan, about 1-1/2 hours in loaf pan, or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean.
- If necessary, cover cake with foil the last 15 to 30 minutes to prevent overbrowning.
- Cool cake in tube pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
- Remove from pan and cool thoroughly on rack. Or, thoroughly cool the cake in loaf pan on wire rack; remove from pan.
- Wrap cake in brandy- or juice- moistened 100-percent cotton cheesecloth.
- Wrap in foil.
- Store in refrigerator 2 to 8 weeks; remoisten cheesecloth about once a week or as needed.
- If desired, sprinkle with pearl sugar and garnish with orange-peel curls before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.2, Fat 5.2, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 28.7, Sodium 56.5, Carbohydrate 26.2, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 15.8, Protein 2.4
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