Ingredients:
1 kg Mixed fruit soaked in 1/2 cup of Brandy for at least 3 days
230 gm. Butter
230 gm. Brown sugar
125 gm. milk
350 gm. Plain flour
1/2 tsp. Bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp. Nutmeg powder
1/4 tsp. ginger powder
1/2 tsp. almond essence
1 tsp. Vanilla essence
a pinch of salt
1/2 Tbsp. chocolate paste/emulco
3 eggs - beaten
Method:
(1) Mix fruits and sugar then add in the spices, bicarbonate of soda and the essence.
(2) Boil the milk and butter together until the butter just melted.
(3) Pour the boiled milk mixture into the fruits.
(4) Pour in the beaten eggs and stir.
(5) Then add in the sifted flour and stir till well mixed.
(6) Pour into a 9" round tin and bake at 190C for about 20 mins. then turn down temeprature to 150C and continue baking for another 2 - 2 1/2 hours.
22 comments:
Dear Aunty Yochana,
Can you share this Traditional Fruit Cake recipe? My email is feihooi@gmail.com.
Thanks!
Hi Aunty youchana,
Your bake all the cookies and cake all so nice.i wish one day i can become like you.Hope u ca share this Fruit Cake ,as my Father in-law love this cake,and is this cake got add wine inside?.My email is ben.regine@gmail.com
Thanks
Regine
Pls share the recipe aunty..My email is cungirl@yahoo.com
Thanks.
hi aunty yochana. i love fruit cakes and would love to try the recipe. would be good if you can email me the recipe veryspotty@yahoo.com. i have a blog too at sweetcrumbs.blogspot.com. When my cake is successsful, i will link back to your site :) hope its ok with you.
hi missy,
It's o.k., you can link your to mine..no problem.
rgds
Hi Aunt Yo...
I actually wanting to try baking a rich fruit cake also but bought the wrong ingredient! the recipe ask for dried mix fruits i bought 'wet' ones instead! may i know can it still be used since the recipe actually ask for dried one to be cook with brown sugar, butter, brandy, cinnamon? Kindly advise..many thanks :D
Hi Aunty,
Wld love to know the traditional fruit cake recipe, wld u care to share? thks
kogas5@yahoo.com
khim
Aunty Yochana, Your fruit cake looks delicious. I always like fruit cake. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
just in time... my hubby love fruit cake... used to buy from sunset way there... but i find it too sweet. :)
thanks aunt yo for the recipe! :)
laterz,
jacqueline
Aunty,
i love fruit cakes and would like to try this recipe out! Just wondering, if i want to drench and "season" the cake with more brandy once its cooled, how much should i drizzle over it? And how should i store the cake? And how long can it be kept for? Was thinking of keeping it till Christmas so i probably can start baking it soon.
Hi Aunty,
Can use half kg of mix fruits to the full recipe?
Can soak in rum instead of brandy? Will it be less tastier?
thks
khim
Hi Pei Chyi,
You can keep the fruit cake for at least 3 months. You can just drench it with brandy every now and then, wrap up tightly with aluminium foil and keep in the fridge. Every few days, take it out and drench again and by Christmas..wa lah...the smell will be so intoxicating then you'll be drunk even before eating.
rgds
Hi Khim,
You can use 1/2 of mixed fruits but it might sink to the bottom as the amount of fruits is too little.
rgds
Dear Aunty,
Can I avoid the following ?
Will the cake turn out tastless ?
1/2 tsp. cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp. Nutmeg powder
1/4 tsp. ginger powder
Cheers
Maha
Hi Maha,
yes you can omit it...it won't change the taste of the cake. The most important part is the brandy.
rgds
hi aunty! yes, surely by Christmas we won't need to take out any liquor. just consume the cake!! thanks for your advice!!
Hi aunty,can I know is your mixed fruit in this recipe the dried type or the wet ones (kind of with sugar added). Thanks.
Evelyn
Dear Aunty Yochana,
Thanks for your Fruit Cake recipe in your earlier post. I have tried to bake with that recipe and it was successful. I soaked the dried fruits with rum for a week and following with you recipe ingredients. The cake turns out very tasty and with a little liqueur fragrant. Now i can bake the fruit cake to serve my friends during Christmas time. Thanks a lot.
And today i saw your Moist Chocolate Cake. It looks really moisten and tempting. I wish to request the recipe from you if don't mind... Thanks again.
Regards,
fei
Hi Aunty Youchana,
I love your blog very much. May i know what is the purpose of soaking the dried mix fruit with brandy? What is the substitute for brandy as I am a Muslim.
Hi anonymous,
the brandy helps to plump up the fruits and makes the cake rich and moist. It also helps to reserve the cake.
rgds
Dear Auntie
I do not have bicarbonate of soda, what can i substitue it with?
I love all ur recipes though I only tried egg tart. Its fantastic!
Anne
hi Aunty,
the recipe for the traditional fruit cake calls for EMULCO \chocolate paste but this does not appear in the method, please help as I want to make this cake for my family and friends over the weekend.
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