Easy Family Fruitcake
This easy family fruitcake recipe is amazing and perfect for Christmas and the holidays. It's the simpler fruitcake version with easier ingredients and steps. Delicious soft cake, with crispy edges with a perfect ratio of candied fruits, raisins, and nuts to the cake.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 14 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1/3 cup liquor
- 4 oz candied fruits
- 1/3 cup toasted almonds
- 2+2/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter (, softened)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs (, room temperature)
- 1/3 cup oil
- zest of 2 oranges
- powdered sugar (, for dusting on top)
Instructions
- 1
Soak the raisins in liqueur or fruit juice the night before. This will make them plump and infuse them with flavor!
- 2
In another bowl, sift all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
- 3
Squeeze the liquid off the soaked raisins, reserving the liquid for later. Add the raisins into a bowl together with chopped candied fruits and almonds.
- 4
Add 2-3 tablespoon of sifted dry ingredients to the fruit mixture bowl. Mix and coat everything well with a spoon, and set aside.
- 5
Cream butter and sugar in a bowl, using a handheld whisk. Add in the eggs one by one, whisking well after each addition.
- 6
Add in the reserved liquid from soaking the raisins, together with oil and orange zest. Whisk until everything is well combined.
- 7
Add in the sifted dry ingredients and mix everything, making sure to not over-mixing. Finally, add the fruit mixture and fold everything well using a spatula.
- 8
Pour the batter into a greased and lined 9x5-inch (23x13 cm) loaf pan. Spread evenly. Bake in a preheated oven at 350ºF (175ºC), without the fan, on the lower ⅔ rack for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cover the top of the cake loosely with aluminum foil if it browns too fast, making sure to do it only after 30 minutes of baking. Cool completely before slicing. Enjoy!