Mixed Spice Fruitcake
by Clover Ng
@ 05 Dec 2013
Ingredients
73g butter
58g brown sugar
Salt, to taste
73g whole eggs, lightly beaten
20g molasses
10g roughly chopped roasted walnuts
10g thinly sliced roasted almonds
Vanilla essence, to taste
1/2 lemon, zested
58g cake flour
5g (each) ground cinnamon, ground cardamom,
ground nutmeg and ground clove
White chocolate, for coating
Macerated Dried Fruits
77g black raisins
29g (each) dried apricot, glazed cherries and
citrus peels
58ml Jamaican rum
Method
• For the macerated dried fruits: Macerate the black raisins, dried apricot, glazed cherries and citrus peel in the rum overnight.
• Cream the butter and brown sugar with a little salt in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually add in the beaten whole eggs and whisk until creamy. Add in the molasses, roasted walnuts, almonds, vanilla essence and lemon zest. Whisk well. Add in the macerated dried fruits and fold in the cake flour, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, ground nutmeg and ground clove. Pour the batter into a parchmentlined cupcake mould and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 45 minutes. Remove the mixed spice fruitcake from the oven and set aside to cool. Once cooled, coat each mixed spice fruitcake with the white chocolate and assemble to form a snow man. Makes 4 fruitcakes
