Winter Cake

24 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • Butter (for the pan)
  • Flour (for the pan)
  • 1 cup chopped crystallized ginger
  • 1 cup golden raisins
  • 3/4 cup dark raisins
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped pitted dates
  • 3/4 cup pitted dried tart cherries
  • 1/2 cup dark rum
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 cups light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup apricot preserves
  • 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. 1
    {"0":"1. Butter a plain 10-inch tube pan, line the bottom with a parchment paper cut to fit, and butter the paper. Dust the pan with flour, tapping out the excess. Set aside.","2":"2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the ginger, golden and dark raisins, dates, and cherries. Pour the rum over the fruit, toss well, cover loosely with plastic wrap, and set aside for 1 hour.","4":"3. Set the oven at 275 degrees.","6":"4. In a bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves.","8":"5. In an electric mixer, cream the butter on medium speed for 3 minutes. Add the light brown sugar in 2 additions, beating for 1 minute on medium-high speed after each addition. Add the granulated sugar and continue beating for 1 minute more. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Blend in the vanilla and apricot preserves,","10":"6. With the mixer set on low speed, add flour mixture in 3 additions, just until it is absorbed. Scrape down the sides of the bowl often.","12":"7. Remove the bowl from the mixer stand. Add marinated fruit and liquid and walnuts. Mix well to combine. Spoon the batter into the pan and smooth the top","14":"8. Bake the cake for 2 hours to 2 hours and 15 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted into the cake is clean with a few stray crumbs when withdrawn. The cake will pull away slightly from the sides of the pan.","16":"9. Set the cake on a rack to cool for 15 minutes. Carefully invert the cake onto another cooling rack, peel away the parchment paper, then invert again so the cake is right-side up. Cool completely. Lisa"}

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