Currant Fruit Cake Recipe
Currant fruit cakes are the best choice for the Christmas snacks. This cake recipe is a rather simple one and can be tried for this Christmas. Ready in about 30 minutes, you can bake it for special occasions.
Ingredients
All-purpose flour-2 cups, sifted
Baking soda-1/4 teaspoon
Cream of tartar-1 teaspoon
Salt-1/4 teaspoon
Allspice-1/4 teaspoon
Cloves-1/4 teaspoon
Mace-1/4 teaspoon
Nutmeg-1/4 teaspoon
Cinnamon-1 teaspoon
Currants-2/3 cup
Raisins-2/3 cup
Dried figs-1/2 cup, chopped
Candied citrus peel-1/3 cup
Grated rind of 1/2 lemon
Butter-1/2 cup
Dark brown sugar-1 1/2 cup, (packed)
Egg-1
Egg yolk-1
Flat beer-1/2 cup
Directions
MAKING
1)In a bowl, sift together all dry ingredients.
2)Add fruits, candied peel and lemon rind. Mix well until fruits and peels are well- coated.
3)In another bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric beater until creamy.
4)Add egg and egg yolk, beat until light.
5)Add beer and beat well.
6)Add this mixture into fruit mixture until just blended.
7)Take a greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3-inch pan and pour the batter into it.
8)Bake in 350-degree oven for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until done.
9)Remove from oven and let it stand for 5 minutes. Loosen edges with dull knife.
10)Turn out onto waxed paper-covered cake rack. Cool.
SERVING
11)Slice and serve currant fruit cake.
TIPS
Cake may be topped with hard sauce, if desired.
1)In a bowl, sift together all dry ingredients.
2)Add fruits, candied peel and lemon rind. Mix well until fruits and peels are well- coated.
3)In another bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric beater until creamy.
4)Add egg and egg yolk, beat until light.
5)Add beer and beat well.
6)Add this mixture into fruit mixture until just blended.
7)Take a greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3-inch pan and pour the batter into it.
8)Bake in 350-degree oven for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until done.
9)Remove from oven and let it stand for 5 minutes. Loosen edges with dull knife.
10)Turn out onto waxed paper-covered cake rack. Cool.
SERVING
11)Slice and serve currant fruit cake.
TIPS
Cake may be topped with hard sauce, if desired.
