Fruit Cake With Some Octane

Every year, I hear people complain about fruit cake and how it is the least favorite. We hear stories how it can become a paper weight in some people’s offices. Or it is hard as a brick.  I had tried over the years many people’s recipes for fruitcake. Some of them are good and some are downright awful. The awful fruitcake recipes that you would not feed to your dog, it is that bad. I know of fruitcake recipe that can win people over in all fire hurry. It has some octane to it.

This fruit cake will leaving you and your guests wanting more of it. It is good coming out of the oven It smells wonderful. It is not one fruitcake that you can pass up. Plus, you  want to share it with friends and family. The good news you don’t have to use it a lead weight for your papers at your desk. Let’s get started with ingredient and directions.

Ingredients

Prep Fruit Mix

1 ½ cup dried fruit, chopped  or 1/2  c homemade tutti frutti mix,1/2 c golden raisins,1/2 c dates)

1/3 cup pistachios, chopped

1 tsp lemon zest (only colored portion of rind), grated or chopped

1 tsp orange zest (only colored portion of rind), grated or chopped

1 cup rum

1 ½ cup Almond Flour

1/3 cup Coconut Flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 eggs

For the Caramel Sauce

1 cup Sugar

3 tbs water

1/2 cup apple juice

2 tbs Ghee

2 Cloves (whole), freshly ground

2 Cardamom Pods, freshly ground

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

pinch freshly grated Nutmeg

Directions

Combine alcohol, fruit, zest and nuts in plastic containers.

Let this mixture soak overnight or up to 1 week

It helps to plump up the fruit.

In a saucepan over low heat, combine coconut sugar and water - stir occasionally until it forms a caramel type sauce.

Combine apple juice, ghee and spices to the pan and put on medium heat for about 5 minutes.

Just keep a real close eye on mixture and mix it well and often.

Combine the fruit and bring mixture to a simmer for 5-6 minutes.

Turn off the burner on the stove and allow mixture to cool on stove because you want to 

make sure that it tastes just sweet enough.

In a bowl, mix dry ingredients together.

Next, combine the eggs.

Fold in the completely cooled fruit mixture and spoon into a loaf pan.

Bake for 325 degrees for 35-45 minutes.

This fruit cake smells and tastes just wonderful. It has the right amount of octane to it.  Your neighbors and friends as well as family will want this fruitcake. It leaves those ordinary bland fruitcakes in the dust. It has more kick to and put things into high gear. The good news is it is easy to make and clean-up is easy. You can gladly give this recipe away with the native getting restless. Here is the download link below

Fruit Cake With Some Octane

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