The Ultimate Fruitcake

The Ultimate Fruitcake

www.saveur.com

A crisp-edged, gooey-centered fruitcake loaded with toasted nuts, dark fruit, and warm spices that you don't need to ripen for weeks.

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Cooking tools:

  • Stand mixer
  • Loaf pan
  • Parchment paper
  • Mixing bowl
  • Spatula
  • Whisk
  • Toothpick
  • Oven
  • Cooling rack
  • Saucepan
  • Pastry brush
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Kitchen scale
  • Plastic wrap
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Colander
  • Fine-mesh sieve

Ingredients

  • 3⁄4 cup dark rum
  • 2⁄3 cup dried cherries
  • 1 1⁄4 cups whole walnuts
  • 1⁄3 cup finely chopped candied orange peel
  • 1⁄4 cup finely chopped candied ginger
  • 1 cup plus 1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 10 1⁄2 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing
  • 1⁄4 cup unsulphured molasses (not "blackstrap")
  • 1 large egg
  • 1⁄3 cup plus 1 1/2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 3⁄4 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1⁄4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1⁄4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1⁄4 tsp. ground allspice

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