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My recipe for fruitcake has been inspired by the recipe from this book called Persuasive Fruit Cake which also appears on The Redbush tea company’s site. Start by soaking the dried fruit in brandy and orange juice. Leave it for about 30 minutes.
“Fruitcake came to her mind unbidden – a large fruitcake rich in sultanas and candied peel: the sort of cake that would torment and tantalise those on a diet. But Mma Ramotswe was nether dieting nor planning to do so, and she welcomed the vision wholeheartedly.
The only changes i made were to double the amount of brandy and used it to soak the fruits for 24 hours before making the cake. Good cake texture and not too much fruit. The cake mixture, using four eggs, filled an eight inch round tin and took THREE AND A HALF HOURS to bake at the stated temperature. Thanks for sharing. Read More
I have never been fond of the candied fruit cake my mother makes. I used the brandy to soak into the dried fruit (simply because I can’t stand to not change a recipe) and then doubled it and used loaf pans. I made a mistake – I used three but really four need to be used.
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