There’s a gentle kind of wonder in a fruit cake — how its warm, spiced aroma fills the kitchen like an old story retold, its golden crust giving way to a moist, rich center brimming with colorful dried fruits and crunchy nuts. For many, it’s a holiday staple. For me, it’s a time machine. One bite, and I’m a child again, in my grandmother’s kitchen: flour scattered like snow across the counter, her quiet humming drifting through the air, and the cozy scent of citrus and brown sugar wrapping around me like a hug.
🍊 Ingredients for Fruit Cake
Fruit Mixture
Ingredient Quantity
Mixed dried fruit (raisins, currants, dates, cherries, etc.) 2 cups
Chopped candied peel or cherries ½ cup
Dark rum or orange juice ½ cup
Brown sugar ½ cup
Softened butter ½ cup
Large eggs 2
Vanilla extract 1 tsp
Orange zest (optional) 1 tsp
Dry Ingredients
Ingredient Quantity
All-purpose flour 1½ cups
Baking powder 1 tsp
Ground cinnamon ½ tsp
Ground nutmeg ¼ tsp
Ground allspice ¼ tsp
Salt ¼ tsp
For Soaking or Glaze (Optional)
Ingredient Quantity
Dark rum or apple juice 2 tbsp
Warmed apricot jam 2 tbsp
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