You are here:
  1. Home
  2. Baking - sweet
  3. Traditional Christmas Fruit Cake


1 Traditional Christmas Fruit Cake

2 Baking - sweet recipes
3
  • thumbnail image 1
Print to PDF
[X]

Print recipe

Traditional Christmas Fruit Cake

Print:
Print recipe
Create a variant
4

Ingredients

24 portion(s)

batter

  • 100 grams Butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon bicarb soda
  • 3/4 Cup water
  • 1 cup currants
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 Cup sultanas
  • 1/2 cup pitted dates
  • 1/2 cup peel
  • 1/2 cup halved cherries
  • 1/2 cup nuts
  • 2 Cups Flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1.5 teaspoon mixed spice
  • 80 ml brandy
  • 2 eggs
Add to shopping list
  • 6
    12h 0min
    Preparation 10h 0min
    Baking/Cooking
  • 7
    easy
    Preparation
  • 8
    Appliance TM 5 image
    Recipe is created for
    TM 5
    Please note that the TM5 mixing bowl has a larger capacity than the TM31 (capacity of 2.2 liters instead of 2.0 liters for TM 31). Recipes for the Thermomix TM5 may not be cooked with a Thermomix TM31 for safety reasons without adjusting the quantities. Risk of scalding by spraying of hot liquids: Do not exceed the maximum filling quantity and observe the filling level markings of the mixing bowl!
  • 9
5

Recipe's preparation

  1. Chop dates, 5 seconds, speed 4

     

    Melt butter with sugar and bicarb that has been diluted in the water,  2 min 30 sec, temp 60, sp 1

     

    Add fruit except for nuts and cherries and simmer gently, 5 mins, 100 deg, Counter-clockwise operationGentle stir setting

     

    Pour mixture into a thermoserver or bowl, let it cool slightly before adding brandy and letting it sit overnight or for approximately 8 hours.

     

    Prepare a square cake tin app 20 x 30 by greasing and double lining with baking paper. Turn oven to 170 degrees celsius. 

     

    Chop nuts 6 seconds, speed 4

     

    Add mixture back into bowl with nuts. Add cherries, well sifted flour, baking powder and spices. 

     

    Mix for 30 seconds, sp 3 Counter-clockwise operationGentle stir setting

     

    Add 2 eggs, mix 30 seconds, sp 3 Counter-clockwise operationGentle stir setting

     

    Pour into prepared tin, wrap tinfoil over the top, bake at 170 degrees for 1 hour, drop temperature down to 140 degrees for another hour. Check cake by sticking skewer into centre. If not done, continue baking at 140 checking at 10 minute intervals.

     

    Marzipan and icing make fabulous finish to this cake

     

    Merry Christmas!

  2. Describe the preparation steps of your recipe

10

Accessories you need

11

Tip

If you don't have all the different fruits required, just use what you have to make up the quantity required.

 

You can vary the amount of brandy according taste (or children)

 

Use any nut you want, we use pecans. Or you can omit the nuts.

 

This cake can be made a month in advance,  wrapped in two layers of foil and 1 tablespoon of brandy poured over the cake once a week.

 

 

This recipe was provided to you by a Thermomix ® customer and has not been tested by Vorwerk Thermomix ® or Thermomix ® in Australia and New Zealand.
Vorwerk Thermomix ® and Thermomix ® in Australia and New Zealand assume no liability, particularly in terms of ingredient quantities used and success of the recipes.
Please observe the safety instructions in the Thermomix ® instruction manual at all times.

Other users also liked...

Comments

Add a comment

  • Love this cake, making it for the second time....

    Submitted by PinkSwan on 12. December 2018 - 23:05.

    Love this cake, making it for the second time.
    The reason for four stars is just that weight measurements would be much easier.

    Login or register to post comments

  • Omg sooooo yum!!! Hubby is a

    Submitted by KezLow on 10. December 2015 - 09:25.

    Omg sooooo yum!!! Hubby is a huge fan of this cake now!!! Thank you

    Login or register to post comments