Fruit Cake Liquor Recipe
Place fruit and liquid in a non reactive pot with the sugar butter apple juice and spices.
Fruit cake liquor recipe. Thank you for posting this fine old recipe. The brandied fruit should be kept refrigerated and can be served with ice cream yogurt or pound cake. Unfortunately most honey cakes turn out to be dry brick like things inedible except with a hot beverage. The best fruit cake recipe you ll ever make.
In another bowl cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. This fruit cake has a good amount of dried and candied fruit so let the cake cool completely before removing from the pan. Or simple syrup or flavored simple syrup vanilla rum flavored etc. Brush the warm cake with rum or brandy.
Alcohol soaked fruit recipes to serve this summer. Cakes will be moister and certainly tastier. Wrap in sherry or triple sec soaked cheesecloth for at least a week for best flavor. This fruit cake recipe yields 2 loaf cakes.
This is basically the same recipe as a very old recipe my mother used. It turns cynics into converts. A traditional moist fruit cake made with rum soaked dried fruit citrus zest and candied ginger. Adding liquor to a dessert can add a depth of flavor that is sure to make it a crowd pleaser.
Combine fruit and nuts. Most people agree it s about as good as a fruitcake can get people often liking this cake that didn t like fruitcakes. Preheat oven to 300. If you like just a hint of rum or brandy flavor add 1 tablespoon of liquor to 3 4 cup vanilla syrup or simple syrup and brush this mixture on the cakes.
Beat in eggs and vanilla. You can make this cake in a 9 x 2 inches round pan 9 x 2 1 2 inches springform pan or 9 x 5 x 3 inches loaf pan. If you prefer not to use alcohol in your desserts you can substitute it with fruit juices or sodas. These wine poached apricots can be served over a slice of cake or even your favorite triple cream cheese.
Use about 2 cups chopped per cake mix. Spiced fragrant honey cake is a tradition on rosh hashanah the jewish new year which generally falls in september. You can also use the brandied fruit in a cake mix or scratch cake. Note that this recipe can also be made in two parchment paper lined 10 tube pans.