Description
A staple in any Christmas table, you can make it a couple of days in advance and use any dry fruit and nut of your preference.
Ingredients
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- 3 3/4 cups flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup sultanas
- 1/2 cup citrus peels: orange a lemon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 170 grams unsalted butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 180°C and grease to a loaf pan or one bundt cake pan.
- Separate in a bowl 1/2 of a cup of flour to mix with the citrus peels, pecans and sultanas.
- In a stand mixer, beat the butter with sugar. Add the eggs one by one and the vanilla. Finally, incorporate the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder and salt while the mixture is in the stand mixer. Out of the stand mixer, add the dry fruits and nuts.
- Pour the mixture into the pans and bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let it rest for 15 minutes before removing it from the pan. Sprinkle with some icing sugar.
Keywords: Fruitcake, Christmas recipe