The Ultimate Fruitcake
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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