Try this Old English Fruitcake recipe, or contribute your own.
Suggest a better descriptionIn a large saucepan melt the butter over medium heat and add the raisins, dates, prunes, currents, brown sugar, molasses, spices, coffee liqueur (or coffee) and the orange zest and juice.
Bring to a gentle boil and very slowly simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and allow to cool for 30-45 minutes.
When cool stir in the beaten eggs.
Sift together, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda.
Add the ground nuts and fold through the boiled mixture. Fold in cherries, citrus peel and pecans. Pour into prepared baking pan. You can decorate the top with additional pecan halves, cherries etc., if you like.
Bake at 300 degrees F for 1 ½ to 2 hours depending upon the size of your pan. Mine took the full two hours in a 10 inch spring form pan.The cake should feel firm to the touch at the center and a wooden toothpick inserted into the center should come out clean. The cake should be cooled completely in the pan on a wire rack before removing.
At this point you can poke small holes in the top and bottom of the cake with a fork and pour on 4 ounces of dark rum or your favorite whiskey, half on the top, wait ten minutes, then flip it over and pour the remaining half on the bottom.
Soak several layers of cheesecloth in additional rum if you like and wrap completely around the cake, then cover with several layers of plastic wrap and store in a COOL place.
When serving, you can add a layer of marzipan or if you have decorated the top with fruit and nuts, brush with a simple glaze of equal parts water and sugar boiled together for about 10-15 minutes.
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Serving Size: 1 (802g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 1 | ||
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Calories: 1736 | ||
Calories from Fat: 70 (4%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 7.8g | 10 % | |
Saturated Fat 4g | 20 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 1.5g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 1g | ||
Cholesterol 14.7mg | 5 % | |
Sodium 538.2mg | 19 % | |
Potassium 1299.3mg | 34 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 391.9g | 115 % | |
Dietary Fiber 11.5g | 46 % | |
Sugars, other 380.5g | ||
Protein 31.8g | 45 % | |
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Calories per serving: 1736
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