Christmas Fruit Cake- Ultimate Rich, Moist, Dense | You'll love to make it every Christmas 

List and quantity of ingredients given below
It's the first week of December and I'm sure we all are already looking forward to Christmas and New year celebrations. Today I'm going to share with you the most wanted Christmas special recipe, the rich and flavourful - Christmas fruit cake. I'm posting this well in advance so that you have a chance to bake it at home and share it with your loved ones.
Using premium quality dry fruits, nuts and other ingredients, is the key to a great fruit cake. Maintaining correct quantity/ ratio, is very important in baking. I've given an exhaustive list of ingredients and their quantities below.
Remember this cake is a fruit of labour but it's absolutely worth it! The cake shown in the video was approximately 2 kg's in weight. It got over in a matter of 4 days and my son is pestering me to bake one more :)
Have a great weekend.
List and quantity of ingredients
23rd November: Soaking Dry fruits
Dark raisins - 100 grams
Medjool/ Medjoul dates - 100 grams
Dried red cherries - 100 grams
Dried cranberries - 100 grams
Crystallized ginger - 100 grams
Apricots - 50 grams
Orange zest - Of one orange
Evenly chop the crystallized ginger, dates, apricots and cherries
Whiskey/rum/brandy/gin - 180 ml (3/4th cup)
Orange or pineapple juice can be used as alcohol substitute.
Soak the dry fruits for a week.
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30th November: Baking Christmas fruit cake
1. Butter - 300 grams (Unsalted, at room temperature)
2. Brown sugar - 300 grams
3. All purpose flour - 300 grams
4. Eggs - 4 numbers
5. Chopped nuts:
Cashew nuts - 100 grams
Pecans - 100 grams
Walnuts - 50 grams
Previously soaked dry fruits
2 tablespoons of flour to coat the dry fruits and nuts
6. Extract - Juice of ½ an orange
7. Ground spices: Nutmeg - ½, Cinnamon - 2” stick, Cloves- 10/12 numbers
8. Molasses - 2 tablespoons
9. Vanilla Extract - 1 tablespoon
10. Salt - ½ teaspoon
11. Additional alcohol/ fruit juice to brush the cake with,
after it's baked and cooled.
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Music Credits:
Track titles - Deck the Halls (Instrumental)
Artist - Jingle Punks
Track titles - Auld Lang Syne (Instrumental)
Artist - Jingle Punks
Track titles - 12 Days of Christmas (Instrumental)
Artist - Jingle Punks
Track titles - Jingle Bells (Instrumental Jazz)
Artist - E's Jammy Jams
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