Japanese Fruit Cake Grandma’s Recipe Easter Christmas Dessert @ourforeverfarm

cake flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber while all-purpose flour is more accessible.

whipped cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: store-bought whipped topping

Coconut cream is dairy-free and adds a unique flavor.

mixed dried fruits

🥗Healthier: fresh fruits

💰Cheaper: canned fruits

Fresh fruits provide natural sweetness and moisture.

gelatin

🥗Healthier: agar-agar

💰Cheaper: pectin

Agar-agar is plant-based and suitable for vegetarians.

Cream butter and sugar together.

Add eggs one at a time, beating well in between each egg.

Sift dry ingredients (self rising flour, cinnamon, allspice, ground cloves) together and combine with the butter-sugar-egg mixture.

Flour the raisins and chopped pecans, then add them to the mixture.

Pour the batter into layer pans and bake in a slow oven at 295 degrees Fahrenheit until the cake leaves the sides of the pan (exact time not specified).

For the filling, boil coconut, sugar, flour, grated lemon rind and juice, grated orange rind and juice, crushed pineapple, and hot water for 5-10 minutes to form a syrupy filling.

Toast coconut before adding to the cooked syrup, if desired.

Place cooled filling between and on cooled cake layers.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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