This cake reminds me all my sweet childhood memories with the fruit cakes that my dad used to get from the pastry shop of our neighborhood!
It tastes a lot a lot like the traditional English fruit but the recipe is kind of more modern with almond flour and less butter.
Ingredients
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- 2 eggs ,
- 125 g. brown sugar, granulated ,
- 125 g. flour for all uses ,
- 100 g. almonds, ground to powder in a food processor ,
- 1 tsp baking powder ,
- 125 g. cow butter, melted ,
- 300 g. dried fruits (such as prunes and apricots) or chopped candied fruit ,
- 1 lemon, zest ,
- 15 g. black rum or brandy
Instructions
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- Beat using a mixer on high speed the eggs with the sugar until they turn white and fluffy ,
- Keep beating them and gradually add the flour, almond flour and baking powder while stirring occasionally with a spatula ,
- Add the melted butter and finally the candied fruit, zest and rum (or brandy). ,
- Pour the mixture into a greased and floured pan cake. ,
- Bake in preheated oven at 170°C for 25 minutes. ,
- Then lower the temperature to 160°C and bake for another 25 minutes. Check if the cake is cooked piercing the center with a knife; it should come out dry and clean. Otherwise you will need to bake a little longer. ,
- You may decorate (optionally) with chocolate frosting and Christmas candies
