Old Fashioned Fruit Cake
This old fashioned fruit cake is a holiday favorite packed with dried fruits, pecans, warm spices, and citrusy notes. Moist, flavorful, and easy to make, it’s perfect for gifting or serving at your next holiday gathering.
Servings 6 Servings
Equipment
- Saucepan
- mixing bowls
- Whisk
- Spatula
- loaf or round baking pan
- Foil
- cooling rack
Ingredients
- 1 cup mixed dried fruit
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup dried currants
- ½ cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons golden syrup
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup pecans
- ⅓ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Place dried fruit in a saucepan, add butter, orange juice (reserve 3 tbsp) and zest, sugar and golden syrup.
- Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring. Then let cool.
- Preheat the oven to 285F. Whisk eggs and olive oil, then add to the saucepan with dried fruits, stir.
- Mix all wet ingredients together with dry (salt, spices, baking powder, flour), and add chopped nuts.
- Stir until smooth.
- Transfer the batter to a loaf pan or a round pan about 7 inches in diameter. Cover the pan with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake the cake for another 30-35 minutes, until a skewer comes out almost clean.
- Let the finished cake cool for about 15 minutes, then remove from the pan.
- Brush the top of the cake with the remaining orange juice. When completely cooled, you can serve.
Notes
- Let fruit mixture cool before combining with eggs
- Bake covered for even cooking and moisture retention
- Cool in pan before removing for best texture
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving