How to Make Traditional Holiday Fruit Cakes
During the holiday season, I like to spend the afternoon making some delicious homemade mini fruit cakes. Making and serving these delicious items has been around for centuries. You will usually see them served around the holiday season or at wedding celebrations.
You will find that various cultures will have different touches on traditional recipes, however, the following recipes are carried out in the American tradition. When I make this fruit cake, I bake it in a muffin tin or mini bread pan. If you want, you can certainly bake it in a regular bread pan or a round cake pan.
Fruit Cake Recipe
1 1/3 cup of granulated sugar
1/2 cup of butter, soft
2 eggs
3 cups of all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons of baking powder
2 cups of eggnog
1 1/2 cups mixed candied fruit
1 1/2 cup sifted sugar
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon … Read More ...
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