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Fabulous Fruitcake by Robin Hood

11/20/2018

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Fabulous Fruitcake made by Anita Mae Draper using the Robin Hood Flour recipe
We enjoy eating fruitcake during the holiday season and I'd like to share my favourite non-alcoholic fruitcake recipe which was published years ago in a Robin Hood Flour booklet. The recipe for Fabulous Fruitcake is now available as an interactive recipe guide on the Robin Hood Flour website. This is a neat tool where you check off eat step as you go. The recipe can also be printed off. 

Don't worry if you don't have or don't like all of the fruit and nuts that the recipe calls for because they are interchangeable. The main thing to remember is to keep the same amounts. For example, instead of dried apricots, we'll either use dried cranberries, or increase the amount of candied cherries. We also don't use candied peel, so will use mixed glace fruits instead. For the raisins, we use some Sultana, and some golden. As long as we keep the same amounts, the fruitcake will be great.
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Fabulous Fruitcake

Ingredients: FRUIT & NUTS

1 cup (250 mL) chopped dried apricots
3 cups (750 mL) raisins
2 cups (500 mL) candied pineapple, coarsely chopped
2 cups (500 mL) candied cherries, halved
2 cups (500 mL) mixed candied peel
2 cups (500 mL) coarsely chopped pecans
1 cup (250 mL) slivered almonds
1 cup (250 mL) ROBIN HOOD® All Purpose Flour

BATTER
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) ROBIN HOOD® All Purpose Flour
1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon
1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground cloves
1 1/4 cups (300 mL) butter, softened
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) liquid honey
1 tbsp (15 mL) vanilla
6 (6) eggs

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 275°F (140°C). Prepare three 9x5" (2 L) loaf pans*, greased, lined with aluminum foil and greased again.

FRUIT & NUTS
2. Combine all ingredients. Mix well to thoroughly coat fruits with flour.
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BATTER
3. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Mix well. Cream butter, honey and vanilla on medium speed of electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add dry ingredients on low speed, mixing just until blended. Stir in fruit and nut mixture. Mix well.

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4. Spread batter evenly in prepared pans. 

*I use 4-6 small loaf pans instead of 2 large ones so that I have some to give away as gifts.


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5. Place pan of hot water in oven to provide steam for moisture and bake loaves for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans. Remove foil. Wrap well and store in cool, dry place.
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This fruitcake will keep a few months in the fridge, but not as long as one made with, and wrapped with, cheesecloth soaked in alcohol, followed by an airtight wrap.

2 Comments
FRANCINE RACETTE
11/28/2022 02:15:46 pm

This is my favorite fruitcake which I bake in a tube pan.

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Anita Mae Draper link
11/30/2022 09:53:58 am

Francine, it must look lovely...like a wreath. :)
Thanks for visiting.

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