Fruit Cake Liquor Recipe

Bring mixture to a boil stirring often then reduce heat and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.

Fruit cake liquor recipe.

This fruit cake recipe yields 2 loaf cakes. Preheat oven to 300. Brush the warm cake with rum or brandy. Wrap in sherry or triple sec soaked cheesecloth for at least a week for best flavor.

In another bowl cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. If you prefer not to use alcohol in your desserts you can substitute it with fruit juices or sodas. The brandied fruit should be kept refrigerated and can be served with ice cream yogurt or pound cake. A traditional moist fruit cake made with rum soaked dried fruit citrus zest and candied ginger.

This is basically the same recipe as a very old recipe my mother used. It turns cynics into converts. This fruit cake has a good amount of dried and candied fruit so let the cake cool completely before removing from the pan. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

You can add 1 2 tablespoon of milk if the batter seems too dry. Thank you for posting this fine old recipe. Alcohol soaked fruit recipes to serve this summer. Adding liquor to a dessert can add a depth of flavor that is sure to make it a crowd pleaser.

Or simple syrup or flavored simple syrup vanilla rum flavored etc. Unfortunately most honey cakes turn out to be dry brick like things inedible except with a hot beverage. Place fruit and liquid in a non reactive pot with the sugar butter apple juice and spices. You can also use the brandied fruit in a cake mix or scratch cake.

Spiced fragrant honey cake is a tradition on rosh hashanah the jewish new year which generally falls in september. Cover cut up fruit in blood orange liqueur and it ll absorb the liqueur leaving you with extra juicy fruit and a sweet alcoholic kick. Note that this recipe can also be made in two parchment paper lined 10 tube pans. Use about 2 cups chopped per cake mix.

If you like just a hint of rum or brandy flavor add 1 tablespoon of liquor to 3 4 cup vanilla syrup or simple syrup and brush this mixture on the cakes. You can make this cake in a 9 x 2 inches round pan 9 x 2 1 2 inches springform pan or 9 x 5 x 3 inches loaf pan. Most people agree it s about as good as a fruitcake can get people often liking this cake that didn t like fruitcakes. The best fruit cake recipe you ll ever make.