Festive Fruit Cake

Australian Fruit Cake
Preparation time is 35minutes
Cook time is 2hours
Total time is 2hours 35minutes
Serve is for 12 people
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Difficulty level: 3 out of 4

16 Ingredients

Toppings
  • 1/3 cup apricot Jam
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 200grams Angas Park fruit salad
  • 1 1/2 cups Sunbeam Australian walnuts, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup Sunbeam Australian macadamias, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup Angas Park Pitted Dates, chopped
  • 375grams Sunbeam Mixed Fruit
  • 100grams Sunbeam glace cherries
  • 1/2 cup Angas park mixed peel
  • 2/3 cup plain flour
  • 1teaspoons baking powder
  • 150grams caster sugar
  • 3 eggs (whisked)
  • 2tablespoons brandy
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Method

Step 1 of 4

Preheat the oven to 150°C. Line the base and sides of a 20cm springform cake pan.

Step 2 of 4

Mix nuts, dried fruits, glace cherries, peel in a bowl. Sift in flour, baking powder then stir in sugar. Lightly whisk eggs with vanilla, then stir into the cake mixture until well combined. Pour into pan. Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Step 3 of 4

Cool cake in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a rack over a plate and remove baking paper. Pierce all over with a skewer. Drizzle with brandy, then wrap tightly in foil and leave in a cool, dry place for 2-3 days to mature.

Step 4 of 4

For the topping: Soak fruit in Maple syrup, add boiling water to cover and let soften. Closer to serving, warm jam in a pan over low heat or in the microwave until runny. Arrange the maple-soaked fruits over the top of the cake in a decorative pattern, then brush with warm jam to set in place.

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