Fruit Pretzel Cake Recipe By Tasty

STRAWBERRY PRETZEL CAKE

Steps:

• Topping: Add 2 cups boiling water to Jello; mix well. Add strawberries to jello. Cool Jello mixture in fridge until thick. Crust: Melt butter; add sugar. Crush pretzels with rolling pin and add to butter mixture. Press into bottom of greased 9×13 inch baking pan. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees; cool well. Filling: Combine cream cheese and 1 cup sugar; beat well. Add Cool Whip; spread over cooled crust. Pour or spoon thickened jello mixture over cream cheese mixture and set until firm. Spread additional Cool Whip over the top, cover with foil & refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

HOLIDAY FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. Combine fruit and nuts. In another bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Pour over fruit and nuts; stir to coat. , Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in a cool place. Bring to room temperature before serving; slice with a serrated knife.

PRETZEL GELATIN DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Mix crushed pretzels, melted butter and sugar; press onto bottom of an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake 10 minutes. Cool completely. , For filling, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Stir in whipped topping; spread over crust. Refrigerate, covered, until cold. , In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in cold water; refrigerate until partially set. Pour carefully over filling. Refrigerate, covered, until firm, 4-6 hours., Cut into squares. If desired, serve with strawberries and additional whipped topping.

THE BEST FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Combine the raisins, currants, apricots, figs, prunes, dates, walnuts, pecans, orange zest, lemon zest, candied ginger, pumpkin pie spice and cloves in a large bowl and toss to combine. Add 1 cup of the brandy, orange liqueur and molasses and stir to coat. Cover and set aside to macerate overnight. (Alternatively, cover the bowl and microwave 2 minutes, or until very hot. Leave covered and let sit until almost all the liquid has been absorbed into the fruit and nuts, about 2 hours.)
• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Spray two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray and line each with 2 pieces of parchment, one lengthwise and one crosswise, leaving a 2-inch overhang on each side. Spray the parchment with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup flour over the soaked fruit mixture and toss to coat. Whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
• Cream the butter and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the eggs, one at a time, making sure each is fully incorporated before adding the next and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to medium-low and beat in the flour mixture until the batter is blended and smooth. Pour the batter over the fruit mixture and fold with a rubber spatula until all the fruit is coated in batter.
• Divide the mixture evenly between the two prepared pans, filling each about 3/4 full. Bake until the cakes begin to pull away from the sides of the pans, the tops spring back slightly when pressed and a cake tester comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Transfer to a wire rack and brush with the remaining 2 tablespoons brandy. Let the cakes cool in the pans for about 15 minutes. Carefully remove each cake from its pan using the parchment overhang and place on the rack to cool completely.
• To store, wrap each loaf tightly in plastic and then foil. The wrapped fruitcakes can be stored in a cool, dry place for up to 3 months.

FRUIT PRETZEL CAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
• Make the crust: grind the pretzels in a food processor until mostly broken down into fine crumbs, about 30 seconds. You should get 1⅓ cup of crumbs, but this could differ depending on the brand of pretzels. Adjust as needed.
• Add the melted butter and brown sugar to the pretzel crumbs and continue to process until combined, about 30 seconds.
• Transfer the crumb mixture to an 8x8-inch ungreased baking dish and spread it out evenly across the bottom, then take a flat-bottomed measuring cup and lightly pack the mixture down. (This helps the crust stay together, although you want to avoid packing it too much or the crust will be hard to cut.)
• Bake until fragrant and the edges are just starting to brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 20 minutes.
• Make the middle layer: beat the cream cheese, sugar, and sour cream in a medium bowl with electric beaters on high until the mixture is fluffy and the sugar dissolves, about 2 min.
• Add the whipping cream and mix on low until just combined, then turn the beaters up to high and continue beating until soft peaks form, about 30 to 45 seconds.
• Spread the cream mixture evenly over the cooled crust and refrigerate to set, about 30 minutes.
• Make the top layer: dissolve the jello in the boiling water. Stir in the cold water and chill the mixture in the fridge or freezer until it thickens slightly and resembles unbeaten egg whites, about 60 - 90 minutes in the fridge and 20 - 40 minutes in the freezer.
• Mix the fruit into the thickened jello and pour the mixture evenly over the cream layer, using a spatula to level it out.
• Refrigerate until jello is fully set, about 2 hours or overnight.
• Enjoy!