Recipes – Tagged "fruit-cake" – BakeClub

Recipes – Tagged "fruit-cake" – BakeClub

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Explore Colombia’s rich fruit cake packed with prunes, raisins, and figs, spiked with rum and port. Perfect for special occasions; start 6 days early for the best flavor.

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Ingredients

  • 200g (1 cup) pitted prunes
  • 170g (1 cup) seedless raisins
  • 80ml (⅓ cup) port, plus 80ml (⅓ cup) extra
  • 60ml (¼ cup) dark rum, plus 60ml (¼ cup) extra
  • 80g (½ cup) blanched almonds
  • 50g (½ cup) pecans
  • melted butter, to grease
  • 200g (1 cup) tenderised figs or drained figs in syrup (see Baker's Tips), finely chopped
  • 250g butter, at room temperature
  • 275g (1¼ cups) caster sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
  • 5 eggs, at room temperature
  • 250g (1⅔ cups) plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons molasses (see Baker's Tips)

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