We're Bringing Fruit Cake Back, And It's Delicious | GBH

We're Bringing Fruit Cake Back, And It's Delicious | GBH

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Don’t roll your eyes, there IS a universe in which fruit cake can actually taste good and have a place on the holiday dessert table.

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup golden raisins
  • 1/2 cup chopped, pitted dates
  • 1/3 cup diced candied pineapple
  • 1/3 cup diced dried apricots
  • 1/4 cup diced crystallized ginger
  • 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon bourbon or apple juice, divided
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons dark molasses
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
  • 1/3 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
  • 1/4 cup apricot jam

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