Photo: Fruitcake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1 cup red raisins
- 1 small orange, rind finely chopped
- 1 cup brandy
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 3 eggs, at room temperature
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup finely chopped dried pineapple
- 2 cup chopped raw pecans
Directions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
Combine raisins and orange rind in a microwaveable bowl and pour over the brandy. Microwave for 2 minutes then let it sit while you prepare the batter.
With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
Whisk together the dry ingredients until homogenous, then fold in the dry ingredients.
Strain the brandy from the raisins and reserve. Stir the raisins, pineapple, and pecans into the batter.
Grease 2 (8 by 4-inch loaf pans and line the bottom with a piece of waxed paper. Spoon the batter into the pan. Bake 3 hours. Let cool and remove from pan. Poke holes with a large skewer all over the cake.
Soak a large piece of cheese cloth in the reserved brandy. Wrap cooled cake in cheesecloth, place in large plastic bag and store in a cool, dry place.
It is awesome served with vanilla ice cream.
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By ApronGirl
Baltimore, MD
on December 30, 2010
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I don't even like fruitcake, but I loved this!!!
By betmal567
on December 15, 2010
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By far the best fruitcake I ever made. I saw this on TV and only used 3 cups flour, so I didn't have anything to go wrong.
By stephaniejeanj
Jasper, AL
on December 05, 2010
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This recipe is so wrong compared to the way Dave prepared this on the show. The 4 cups of flour should be 3 as stated by other reviewers but also change the following: use 1/2 cup white sugar and 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar instead of 2 cups light brown sugar; grate 1 tablespoon fresh Ginger over the raisins, orange zest, and brandy; use 2 teaspoons allspice- not 1 teaspoon; Dave used margarine, not butter. Lastly Dave said to bake at 275 degrees for 2- 2 1/2 hours not 3 hours at 250. I made this recipe per the episode directions not the website. Hope this helps others, and I wish food network would correct this recipe.
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