SNOW-CAPPED FRUITCAKE
Giving fruitcake a winter-white coat transforms a humble classic into an upscale dessert. In it is a flavorful array of golden jewels -- dried pineapple, pear, and apple; crystallized ginger; golden raisins; and lemon zest. The cake is covered with rolled white fondant and aflurry of hand-cut snowflakes.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter an 8-by-3-inch round cake pan, and dust with flour, tapping out excess; set aside. Stir flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and almonds in a medium bowl; set aside.
- Cook Armagnac and fruit in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until liquid has absorbed, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool completely. Chop fruit into 1/2-inch pieces; set aside.
- Put butter and sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in zest and ginger. Mix in eggs, 1 at a time. Transfer to a large bowl. Fold in flour-nut mixture with a rubber spatula. Stir in fruit.
- Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake until a cake tester inserted into center comes out with only a few moist crumbs, about 1 hour 40 minutes. If cake browns too quickly during baking, loosely tent with foil. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool.
- Trim cake level with a serrated knife. Bring apricot jam and 1/4 cup water to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium-low heat; strain into a small bowl. Lightly brush cake with the jam syrup.
- On a work surface lightly dusted with cornstarch, roll 2 pounds fondant to 1/4 inch thick, brushing off excess cornstarch as needed. Drape fondant over rolling pin; center and place on cake. Starting at top, smooth fondant onto cake with your hands. Trim with a pastry wheel.
- On a work surface lightly dusted with cornstarch, roll remaining 1/2 pound fondant to a scant 1/4 inch thick. Cut out 4 small, 4 medium, and 4 large snowflakes. Brush underside of each snowflake with a damp pastry brush, and gently press onto cake. Decorate snowflakes with royal icing.
THE BEST FRUITCAKE
Fruitcakes have become the punchline of many a holiday joke, but this recipe will give the notorious seasonal gift a whole new reputation. Filled with loads of real dried fruit and nuts along with brandy, warm spices and citrus, this cake tastes like the holidays. The recipe makes two loaves so you can gift one.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 14h30m
Yield 2 loaves
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Combine the raisins, currants, apricots, figs, prunes, dates, walnuts, pecans, orange zest, lemon zest, candied ginger, pumpkin pie spice and cloves in a large bowl and toss to combine. Add 1 cup of the brandy, orange liqueur and molasses and stir to coat. Cover and set aside to macerate overnight. (Alternatively, cover the bowl and microwave 2 minutes, or until very hot. Leave covered and let sit until almost all the liquid has been absorbed into the fruit and nuts, about 2 hours.)
- Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Spray two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray and line each with 2 pieces of parchment, one lengthwise and one crosswise, leaving a 2-inch overhang on each side. Spray the parchment with cooking spray.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup flour over the soaked fruit mixture and toss to coat. Whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
- Cream the butter and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the eggs, one at a time, making sure each is fully incorporated before adding the next and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to medium-low and beat in the flour mixture until the batter is blended and smooth. Pour the batter over the fruit mixture and fold with a rubber spatula until all the fruit is coated in batter.
- Divide the mixture evenly between the two prepared pans, filling each about 3/4 full. Bake until the cakes begin to pull away from the sides of the pans, the tops spring back slightly when pressed and a cake tester comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Transfer to a wire rack and brush with the remaining 2 tablespoons brandy. Let the cakes cool in the pans for about 15 minutes. Carefully remove each cake from its pan using the parchment overhang and place on the rack to cool completely.
- To store, wrap each loaf tightly in plastic and then foil. The wrapped fruitcakes can be stored in a cool, dry place for up to 3 months.
ROYAL ICING FOR SNOW-CAPPED FRUITCAKE
Use this for our Snow-Capped Fruitcake.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Yield Makes about 2 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Put meringue powder, sugar, and 1/3 cupwater into the bowl of a mixer fitted withthe paddle attachment; mix on low speeduntil combined, about 7 minutes.
UPSIDE-DOWN FRUITCAKE
I get tired of people bad-mouthing holiday fruitcakes. It's one of my favorite holiday flavors and I look forward to it every year. This year, I decided to combine it with everyone's favorite, upside-down cake. Try to say no to this fruitcake; I dare you! -James Schend, Taste of Home Deputy Editor
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 55m
Yield 9 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line the bottom and sides of an 8-in. square baking pan with heavy-duty foil; grease foil. In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in bourbon. Pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle with candied fruit., In a large bowl, cream softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with water, beating well after each addition. Stir in pecans., Drop batter by spoonfuls over fruit; spread carefully. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate; remove foil. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 521 calories, Fat 22g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 66mg cholesterol, Sodium 386mg sodium, Carbohydrate 81g carbohydrate (57g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
SPECIAL HOLIDAY FRUITCAKE
"I got this recipe from my husband's aunt. Everyone likes it, even me, and I was never crazy about fruitcake before. It's very colorful, like a stained glass window." -JoAnn Huhn, Cleveland, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h25m
Yield 2 loaves (12 slices each).
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300°. Grease well and flour two 8x4-in. loaf pans. In a large bowl, combine dates, pineapple, cherries and nuts. In a small bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; stir into fruit mixture until well coated., In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks until slightly thickened. In another bowl, beat egg whites and vanilla until stiff peaks form. With a spatula, stir a fourth of the egg whites into egg yolk mixture until no white streaks remain. Fold in remaining egg whites until combined. Add to fruit mixture; gently fold until blended. Pour into prepared pans. , Bake 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans 20 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in a cool, dry place. Using a serrated knife, cut into slices.
Nutrition Facts :
SNOW-CAPPED FRUITCAKE
Recipe from Martha Stewart Living website. I think this may be just the fruit cake I've been looking for! I wanted something that was more cake than fruit, that used dried fruits (including pears) rather than candied fruit and peel, and that didn't need to soak in booze for weeks beforehand. I included the directions for the cake as made on the website; I plan to make a Christmas cake with it instead of using fondant. I'll also substitute something like apple or pear cider for the Armagnac. The photo on the website is a beautiful cake--snowy white snowflakes over snowy white fondant covering a pale, fruity cake. You can buy fondant online or in some stores that sell cake decorating supplies. Times do not include cooling or decorating times.
Provided by Halcyon Eve
Categories Dessert
Time 2h30m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325* F. Grease and flour an 8x3 inch round cake pan, tapping out excess flour.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and toasted almonds.
- Heat Armagnac and fruit in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until liquid has been absorbed, about 15-18 minutes. Cool completely; chop into 1/2 inch pieces.
- Place butter and sugar into mixer bowl. Using paddle attachment, mix at medium speed until well creamed and fluffy.
- Add zest and ginger to creamed mixture and mix. Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Transfer to a large bowl.
- Fold flour mixture into egg mixture with a spatula. Stir in fruit.
- Spoon batter into pan. Bake at 350* F for about 1 hour 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with only a few moist crumbs. If cake browns too quickly, loosely cover with a foil tent to prevent over-browning. Transfer to a wire rack and cool.
- Level cooled cake with a serrated knife or cake leveler. Combine jam and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Strain into a small heatproof bowl. Carefully brush cake with jam syrup.
- To make royal icing, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry--do not overbeat. Add sugar and lemon juice and beat for 1 minute. If too thick, add more egg white; if too thin, add more sifted icing sugar. Royal icing may be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- On a flat, smooth surface lightly dusted with cornstarch, roll 2 pounds of the fondant to 1/4 inch thickness, brushing off excess cornstarch if needed. Drape fondant over rolling pin. Center over and carefully place on cake. Starting with top of cake, smooth fondant over cake with your hands, taking care to avoid air pockets; trim off excess at bottom with a pastry wheel.
- If needed, dust the same work surface with additional cornstarch. Roll out remaining 1/2 pound of fondant to not quite 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out four each small, medium, and large snowflakes with snowflake cookie cutters. Brush underside of each snowflake with a pastry brush lightly dampened with water and gently press onto cake. Decorate snowflakes as desired with royal icing.
- Cake may be stored tightly covered and at room temperature for up to 2 days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 882.2, Fat 39, SaturatedFat 19.2, Cholesterol 221.3, Sodium 233.9, Carbohydrate 128, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 95.2, Protein 11.8
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