Best Spirited Fruitcake Gift And Bake In A Jar Recipes

FESTIVE FRUITCAKE I

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This is a large recipe that is rich and dark. Make a few weeks ahead of time. Apple juice can be substituted for orange juice. Originally submitted to CakeRecipe.com.

Provided by Carol

Categories Desserts Cakes Holiday Cake Recipes

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 22

Ingredients

12 cups raisins
3 cups dried currants
2 pounds candied mixed fruit
1 pound candied cherries
1 (16 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained
1 ¼ cups dates, pitted and chopped
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
12 egg yolks
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons cocoa
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1 cup orange juice
4 cups whole or chopped walnuts
12 egg whites

Steps:

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease four 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans, and then line with brown paper or foil. Grease again.
In a large container stir raisins, currants, candied fruit mix, candied cherries, maraschino cherries, dates, and 1 cup flour together until all the fruit is well coated with flour.
Measure 2 1/4 cup flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a medium bowl. Stir to mix.
In a very large bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the sugar. Beat in egg yolks three at a time. Stir in pineapple with juice and vanilla. Add flour mixture in 3 parts alternately with fruit juice in 2 parts to the creamed mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in walnuts.
In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold egg whites into batter, and stir in fruit gently. Divide batter among pans. Smooth.
Bake for about 3 hours until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 466.6 calories, Carbohydrate 82.4 g, Cholesterol 71.5 mg, Fat 15.6 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 5.8 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 174 mg, Sugar 45.6 g

EASY SPIRITED FRUITCAKE COOKIES

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While I love fruit cake, I've never been a big fan of fruit cake cookies until my friend (Juanita) shared a super easy and tasty recipe with me. The original recipe is included on a card in a photo. I've added extra ingredients and tweaked it to my liking. Hope you enjoy this wonderful Christmas Cookie as much as I do.

Provided by Diane Atherton

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 lb claxton fruit cake
1 pkg yellow or spice cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 c oil
2 tsp jiggers bourbon
1 c nuts, chopped
1/2 c sweetened coconut flakes
1/4 c semi-sweet mini chocloate chips

Steps:

1. Crumble or chop fruit cake. Stir into cake mix. Add eggs and oil, mix by hand.
2. Add bourbon , nuts, coconut and chocolate chips; stir until combined.
3. Drop by teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

SPIRITED FRUITCAKE GIFT AND BAKE IN A JAR

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This can be made with or without the spirits. Required 1 widemouth new pint jar

Provided by Stormy Stewart

Categories Fruit Desserts

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1/3 c flour
1/2 c white cake mix (dry)
3 Tbsp chopped walnuts or pecans
1/3 c dry candied fruit (sold in clear plastic tub at christmas time for friut cakes)
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp each: baking powder and baking soda
1 tiny bottle rum ( like on airplanes)

Steps:

1. In a bowl mix everything but the candied fruit and the rum. put in a baggy. Add candied fruit to a second baggy. In the widemouth jar add the rum bottle then fit in the two baggies. close lid and decorate and place a tag saying the below info.
2. Spirited Fruit cake (You bake in a jar) take everything from the jar and place the two baggies contents in a bowl. Add the following 1 egg 1 tablespoon oil 1 tablespoon water Mix well and put in the sprayed jar in a small baking dish to stablize the jar in the oven. Do not put lid on it. Cook at 325 degrees for 35 minutes. take from oven and let sit 10 minutes. Run knife around jar and remove the fruitcake. If you prefer spirited fruit cake you then put it in alumium foil or plastic wrap and add as much of the rum you desire and place in fridge for a few days to absorb the rum. slice and serve. Any leftover rum goes great with OJ.