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World Recipe.From our collection of over 10000 free recipes to help you with your diet.Famous Foods and Dishes From Around the World( For a treat after you have lost a little weight!!)
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Rich Fruit Cake |
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500 g seedless raisins 500 g dates, chopped 250 g sultanas 250 g currants 250 g candied peel 125 g ginger preserve, chopped 125 g glac cherries, chopped 75 ml brandy 500 g white sugar 200 ml water, boiling 500 g cake flour 2 ml mixed spice, ground 2 ml cinnamon, ground 2 ml ginger, ground 2 ml salt 500 g butter 8 lg eggs, beaten 5 ml baking soda 15 ml strong coffee 250 g pecan nuts,walnuts or -almonds chopped brandy, rum or van -der hum liqueur Mix the raisins, dates, sultanas, currants, peel, ginger and cherries. Pour the brandy over the mixture and soak overnight. Heat 250 g of the sugar over moderate heat until starting to brown. Add the boiling water and cool. Sift the flour, spices and salt together. Cream the butter with the remaining sugar. Add a little of the eggs to the creamed mixture alternately with the flour mixture, stirring constantly. Repeat until all the eggs and flour mixture have been added. Add the cooled syrup, then fold in the soaked fruit. Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in the coffee and add it to the batter with the nuts. Spoon the batter into a large, well-greased cake pan lined with aluminium foil. Cover with foil. Bake for 4 - 5 hours at 150 C. Turn out and sprinkle with brandy, rum or Van der Hum liqueur. Store in an airtight container in a cool place, and sprinkle with brandy, rum or liqueur once a week. Leave to mature for at least a month. |
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