French Fruitcake Recipes

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FRENCH APPLE CAKE



French Apple Cake image

With chunks of sweet apples nestled in a tender and buttery rum cake, this French apple cake is the essence of simplicity.

Provided by Jennifer Segal

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h

Yield 6-8

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
⅔ cup granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling over cake
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons dark rum
2 baking apples, peeled, cored and cut into ½-inch cubes (I like Honeycrisp, Fuji or Granny Smith) (3½ - 4 cups chopped)
Confectioners' sugar (optional), for decorating cake

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F and set an oven rack in the middle position. Grease a 9-inch springform or regular cake pan with butter or nonstick cooking spray. If using a regular cake pan, line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and grease again.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Using a handheld mixer with beaters or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well and scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and rum. Don't worry if the batter looks grainy at this point; that's okay. Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until just combined. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the chopped apples.
  • Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and even the top. Sprinkle evenly with 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool on a rack in the pan. Once cool, run a blunt knife around the edges of the cake. If using a springform pan, remove the sides. If using a regular cake pan, carefully invert the cake onto the rack, remove the parchment paper, then gently flip the cake over and place right-side-up on a platter. Using a fine sieve, dust with confectioners' sugar (if using). Cake can be served warm or room temperature, plain or with lightly sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
  • Freezer Friendly Instructions: The cake can be frozen for up to 3 months. After it is completely cooled, wrap it tightly with aluminum foil or freezer wrap. Thaw overnight on the countertop before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 279, Fat 13g, Carbohydrate 35g, Protein 3g, SaturatedFat 8g, Sugar 22g, Fiber 2g, Sodium 66mg, Cholesterol 77mg

RICH BRANDY CHRISTMAS FRUITCAKE



Rich Brandy Christmas Fruitcake image

A very very rich fruitcake...perfect for Christmas, just remember, the longer it sits in the tin, the tastier it will be.

Provided by Samuel Holden

Categories     Dessert

Time 5h20m

Yield 8 inch cake

Number Of Ingredients 20

450 g currants
175 g sultanas
175 g raisins
50 g glace cherries, chopped
50 g candied fruit, chopped
1/2 cup brandy
225 g flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (fresh)
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
225 g butter
225 g soft brown sugar, the gooey sort
4 large eggs
50 g chopped almonds
1 tablespoon treacle
lemon, rind of
orange, rind of
orange, juice of

Steps:

  • The night before you cook this place all the fruit fruit peel and nuts into a bowl and soak for 12 hours in the brandy and orange juice; Stir every time you go into the kitchen!
  • pre-heat oven to 275ºF/140ºC.
  • Grease and line with greaseproof paper an 8 inch/20cm round cake tin.
  • Sift the flour salt and spices into a large mixing bowl.
  • In a separate bowl cream the butter and sugar together until the mixtures fluffy.
  • Beat the eggs and add them a little at a time.
  • Fold in the flour and spices.
  • Stir in the fruit that has been soaking along with any excess liquid.
  • Mix in the treacle.
  • Spoon into the cake tin and spread out evenly.
  • Cover the cake with a double square of greaseproof paper with a small hole in the top.
  • Bake the cake on the lower shelf for 4& 1/4- 3/4 hours.
  • When the cake is cold wrap in double greaseproof paper and store in an airtight tin.
  • Feed the cake every two days for the first 2 weeks with a spoonful of brandy and/or orange juice and/or glacè cherry syrup.
  • First poke little holes in the cake with a knitting needle or a skewer.
  • Come Christmas you will have a very very rich fruit cake.
  • Use royal icing to ice it or almond paste and royal icing, I don't like almond paste!

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