Easy And Simple Fruit Cake Recipe | How To Make Fruit Cake

mixed dried fruit

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: raisins

Fresh fruit can reduce sugar content while raisins are more affordable.

candied peel

🥗Healthier: dried fruit

💰Cheaper: zest

Dried fruit offers a similar texture with less sugar.

brandy

🥗Healthier: apple juice

💰Cheaper: water

Apple juice adds moisture without alcohol.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil can lower saturated fat content.

Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F).

Grease and line a 20 cm cake tin with parchment paper.

Mix the cranberries, raisins, apricots, prunes, glace cherries, and mixed fruit candy in a bowl.

In a separate bowl, cream the unsalted butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Sift together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon powder, ginger powder, nutmeg powder, and cloves powder; gradually fold into the butter mixture.

Add the fruit mixture, orange zest, molasses, and chopped nuts; stir until combined.

Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin.

Bake for 1.5 to 2 hours, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

Allow the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

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