Fruit cake recipes have been around for years and the most traditional fruit cake recipe is the wedding fruit cake.
Wedding fruit cake recipes.
This recipe makes enough batter for both a 9 inch cake and a 9x13 inch red champagne cake decorated with edible flowers.
Wedding cake light fruit cake 19 ratings 4 6 out of 5 star rating this makes the top tier of a three tier wedding cake or make it alone for christenings christmas or whenever you need a good lighter fruit cake.
Sieve the flour mixed spice and nutmeg together in a separate bowl.
Preheat oven to 140 c 275 f gas 1.
The rich fruit cake is a hardy one made with oodles of fruits and nuts along with a good soaking of rum brandy or orange juice if you prefer.
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A good fruit cake needs at least 6 weeks to mature and for the fruit to fully release all their yummy flavours.
For this recipe.
Line deep cake tins with a double layer of greaseproof paper.
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The bejeweled tortes are then left to age and await their final coat of royal icing and.
Make your own wedding cake with our step by step recipe.
Fold the flour then dried fruit pistachioes and ginger into the creamed mix followed by the juice and zest mix.
Cream butter or margarine and sugar together in a third bowl.
Step 3 spoon the mix into the prepared tin and bake for 30 mins then turn oven down to 150c fan 130c gas 2 and bake for another 1 hr 45 mins until risen golden and an inserted skewer comes out clean.
It s easier than you think and the best part is the fruit cake can be stored for weeks before you re ready to cover it with rolled fondant icing and more of your wedding cake decorating ideas a day or so before the wedding day.
The great thing about making a fruit cake is that it can be made well in advance of the big day.
I tend to bake my christmas cakes the beginning of november 2 months in advance sometimes a little earlier.
Dust a work surface with icing sugar and roll out 500g 1lb 2oz of the marzipan until it is large enough to cover the top and sides of the fruit.
Paint the fruit cake all over with the apricot jam.
Question i would like to use this recipe for a 10 square cake tin.
It s all fruit and no cake.