Everyone's Favorite Fruitcake

Name: Everyone's Favorite Fruitcake
Yield: 2 large loaves
Ingredients: 213 g Dried pineapple; 255 g Raisins; 128 g Dried apricots; 223 g Dates; 170 g Candied red cherries; 64 g Crystallized ginger; 170 g Rum; 227 g Unsalted butter; 425 g Dark brown sugar; 1 tsp Table salt; 1 tsp Ground cinnamon; 0.25 tsp Ground allspice; 0.25 tsp Ground nutmeg; 1 tsp Baking powder; 4 each Eggs; 360 g All-Purpose Flour; 11 g Black cocoa; 85 g Boiled cider; 113 g Apple juice; 227 g Chopped nuts; as needed Rum

A slow-baked loaf filled with soaked fruit and nuts.

2 hours 30 minutes2 large loaves

Ingredients

Ingredients for2 large loaves
Ingredient	Amount
Soaked fruit
Dried pineapple	213 g
Raisins	255 g
Dried apricots	128 g
Dates	223 g
Candied red cherriesHeaping.	170 g
Crystallized gingerOptional.	64 g
Rum	170 g
Batter
Unsalted butterAt room temperature.	227 g
Dark brown sugarPacked.	425 g
Table salt	1 tsp
Ground cinnamon	1 tsp
Ground allspice	0.25 tsp
Ground nutmeg	0.25 tsp
Baking powder	1 tsp
EggsLarge. At room temperature.	4 each
All-Purpose Flour	360 g
Black cocoaOptional.	11 g
Boiled cider	85 g
Apple juice	113 g
Chopped nutsToasted.	227 g
Finish
RumOptional; use only as needed.	as needed

Method

1
Soak the dried fruit overnight. Grease two 23 × 13cm loaf tins and heat the oven to 150°C/300°F.
2
Cream butter and sugar, add salt, spices and baking powder, then eggs individually. Mix in flour, cocoa and syrup.
3
Stir in juice, soaked fruit with its liquid, and nuts. Fill tins about three-quarters full.
4
Bake the two large loaves for 2 hours 10–15 minutes, until a probe finds no raw batter. Brush with a little rum or apple juice if desired; cool and wrap.