Good Food Fruit Cake Recipe

Rustle up this easy boiled fruitcake for your cake tin. Packed with juicy raisins, sultanas, currants and mixed peel, it's perfect for afternoon tea with a cuppa. This moist, dark cake is loaded with yummy-tasting dried fruits, not the icky, bitter candied peel and citron you remember from visiting your grandma at Christmas.

What makes a good fruit cake? Packed with fruit and nuts, each slice should look like a colorful mosaic. The pumpkin pie spice -kissed batter is really just there to hold the spiked fruits together-all seven cups of 'em! Fruit cake can be eaten fresh, but also gets better with age, so plan ahead. This chewy, sweet and, most importantly, simple fruit cake recipe will bring joy to any holiday gathering.

It's filled with tasty additions like three types of candied fruit and a heaping mound of crunchy walnuts for a fun. This Good Fruitcake recipe combines nuts, dates, and cherries for a deliciously rich and chewy treat. Unlike the dense, heavily spiced fruitcakes of old, this recipe focuses on the natural sweetness of the ingredients-dates, walnuts, and cherries.

This moist, rich fruitcake with nuts, dried fruit, and the perfect blend of warm spices makes a classic holiday cake that keeps beautifully. Bursting with the flavors of mixed dried fruits and nuts, this traditional fruitcake recipe is elevated with a hint of orange juice, ensuring every bite is moist and delicious. The blend of cinnamon and nutmeg adds a warm, spiced aroma that perfectly complements the sweet, rich cake.

When cake is completely cooled, seal in a tight sealing, food safe container. Every 2 to 3 days, feel the cake and if dry, spritz with brandy. Bake one of our fabulous fruitcake recipes to enjoy with your afternoon cuppa.

Try a traditional, classic fruitcake, a twist or a show. Dark fruitcake full of pecans, candied cherries, candied pineapple, and dates definitely says Christmas! Old Southern recipe that's super easy and totally yummy! Is it candy or is it cake?