Best Wedding Cake Light Fruit Cake Recipes

MOIST LIGHT FRUIT CAKE (THE BEST EVER)!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160 °Celsius. Grease and line cake tin with parchment paper and wrap the tin with 2 layers of brown paper or baking strips.
• Chop the fruits if you like them chopped and mix with ground almond. Leave aside.
• In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in all essences, lemon juice, and molasses and mix well.
• Gently fold in the sifted dry ingredients alternately with orange juice. Mix until flour is well incorporated in the batter.
• Add the mixed fruits into the batter and mix well.
• Pour batter into a greased and lined cake tin and bake for about 2 hours and 10 minutes on the lowest rack.
• Remove cake from the oven and let it rest in the tin for 10 minutes. Remove cake from tin and let it cool completely.
• Once completely cooled, wrap it neatly in parchment paper, followed by cling wrap and foil and store in a cool, dry place for 1 week before icing or cutting the cake.

ELEGANT LIGHT FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Place a pan of water in oven. Grease thoroughly and line with heavy brown paper one set of tier pans (one 9 inch, one 7 inch, and one 5 inch).
• In a large bowl combine ground almonds and fruits. Dredge with one cup flour.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup flour and shortening. Gradually blend in white sugar. Beat in egg yolks and almond flavoring; beat until very light and fluffy. Mix together brandy and milk; add alternately with 4 1/2 cups flour to creamed mixture. Make 3 dry and 2 liquid additions, combining lightly after each.
• In another bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar to form stiff but moist peaks. Fold into batter. Fold in floured fruit mixture.
• Bake for 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours, depending on size of pan. Bake each cake until it tests done with a toothpick. Remove from pans, and lift off paper. Cool.

WEDDING CAKE - LIGHT FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Grease and double-line the base and sides of a deep, 15cm cake tin. Wrap a double layer of greaseproof or brown paper around the outside of the tin, too, then secure with string.
• Using an electric whisk or a tabletop mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy and light. Beat in the eggs gradually. In a small bowl, mix the orange flower water with the zest and juice of the orange and lemon. Fold the flour, then dried fruit, pistachioes and ginger into the creamed mix, followed by the juice and zest mix.
• Spoon the mix into the prepared tin and bake for 30 mins, then turn oven down to 150C/ fan 130C/gas 2 and bake for another 1 hr 45 mins until risen, golden and an inserted skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool for 15 mins before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• The cake will keep well wrapped in a cool place for up to 1 month.