Cake Batter
- Take Butter in a bowl.
- The butter should be at room temperature.
- Using a hand blender blend the butter until it is smooth and airy. Instead of a hand blender, you can use a manual whisk as well.
- Now add the granulated brown sugar in 3 batches and mix.
- Do not add the sugar at once. Small batches are a must.
- Now add 6 eggs and blend till smooth.
- Now add All-purpose Flour in small batches
- Upon adding each portion, mix with a manual whisk following cut and fold method.
- Now add 100g Almond Flour and mix. This is optional.
- Chop Cashew nuts.
- Be ready with 25g Raisin and Tutty frutty as well.
- Add 2 Cups of alcohol-soaked fruit mixture.
- Now add the chopped cashews, raisins, and tutty fruity.
- Add 1 Tsp. Mixed Spices and 1 Tsp. Nutmeg Powder.
- Now add zest from one Orange.
- You can add candid peels separately as well. I have not added them as those are listed with the soaked fruit.
- Now mix again.
- Add 3 Tbsp. Liquid from the fruit jar or Brandy/ Rum/ Whiskey
- Mix again.
- The cake mix is ready!
Getting the cake tin ready
- Prepare the cake tin using butter paper as shown in the video
- You can use a non-stick cake tin or silicone cake mould and even aluminum foil; however, I prefer good old cake tin lined with butter paper.
- Apply some butter before putting it on the paper.
- Pour the cake mix.
- A 10-inches tin is ideal for the ingredients used.
- Tap 2-3 times to level the cake mix.
Baking the Rich Fruit Cake
- Preheat the oven to 140 degrees C for 10 minutes before baking the cake.
- The cake is to be baked for 1 hr 30 minutes ( 5/10 minutes plus minus).
- After 1 hr 10 minutes check with a toothpick and keep checking after every 5 minutes.
- Once done, the toothpick will come out clean.
- The baking time varies a bit from oven to oven.
- Cool the cake over a wire rack.
- Once cooled, brush the cake with brandy/rum/whiskey.
- Cover with paper and keep the cake for a minimum of 1 day to a maximum of 7-10 days before cutting.
- At the time of serving the rich fruit cake, remove the paper.
Christmas Cake Decoration
- The decoration is optional; I decorate the Christmas cake with icing sugar and cherries.
- You can use fondant or brandy-based cream as well.