Fruit Cake (Christmas Fruitcake)
A crunchy fruit cake, rich in aromas and soft at the center, perfect for Christmas celebrations.
📷 Kevin Ho from Canada — CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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⏱️ 15 min prep + 240 min cottura · 12 porzioni · media
Ingredients
- 1 clove
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 300 grams of almonds
- 300 grams of walnuts
- 200 grams of raisins
- 100 grams of pine nuts
- 100 grams of hazelnuts
- 200 grams of flour
- 100 grams of sugar
- 80 grams of butter
- 4 eggs
Method
- Take a large bowl and mix together the clove, cinnamon stick, and sugar.
- In another bowl, mix the almonds, walnuts, raisins, pine nuts, and hazelnuts.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, sugar, butter, and eggs until you get a smooth batter.
- Gradually add the contents of step 2 to the bowl from step 3, mixing well.
- Shape the mixture into a loaf and place it in a lined baking tray with parchment paper.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 150 degrees Celsius for 4-5 hours, checking periodically to ensure it doesn't dry out.
- Let it cool before slicing and serving.
The story
The fruit cake has ancient roots, tracing back to medieval times when dried fruits and spices were precious and used in recipes for food preservation. In Canada, this tradition was brought by British colonists and has evolved with local ingredients.
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