Candied Fruit Cake

Name: Candied Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 1 cup brown sugar; 7/8 cup butter melted; 2 3/8 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 7/8 cup candied cherries; 6 3/8 tablespoons melon candied, diced; 3 1/2 ounces citron candied, diced; 3/4 cup raisins

9 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

4 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
7/8 cup butter melted
2 3/8 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
7/8 cup candied cherries
6 3/8 tablespoons melon candied, diced
3 1/2 ounces citron candied, diced
3/4 cup raisins

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
2

In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar until the mixture whitens.
3

Add the melted butter to the mixture.
4

Gradually add the flour, then the yeast.
5

Using a spatula, gently and repeatedly incorporate different candied fruits and raisins.
6

Pour the batter into a buttered cake pan.
7

Place in the oven and immediately lower the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
8

Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour. To check if the cake is ready, place the blade of a clean knife in the middle of cake. When it comes out clean and dry, then the cake is baked!
9

You can find candied fruits in a delicatessen or with a confectioner. It's definitely worth the detour to put candied fruit of quality. But if you can not find any, do not panic! Replace them with candied fruits commercially available.