BRANDY FRUIT CAKE RECIPE

This Brandy Fruit Cake has the most wonderful flavour, the tastes of orange, coconut, pineapple and brandy together are absolutely tantalising. This is a wonderful cake to make as your christmas cake just decorate the top with cherries and nuts makes it look sensational.

Brandy Fruit Cake Ingredients

pinch salt
1 egg yolk
6 oz butter
3 eggs, whole
1/2 cup brandy
3 Tbs orange juice
1 cup castor sugar
1 tsp baking powder
2 1/2 cups plain flour
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped mixed peel
1 cup chopped seeded raisins
1/4 cup chopped candied pineapple

Brandy Fruit Cake Method

In a large bowl add the butter and sugar and cream till light and fluffy. Beat the whole eggs and the egg yolk slightly then gradually add to the creamed mixture beating well. Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt and add to the creamed mixture alternately with the brandy and orange juice and then stir in the chopped raisins, peel, walnuts, coconut and chopped pineapple. Place the mixture into an 8 inch cake tin which has been lined with 2 thicknesses of white and brown paper. Bake the Brandy Fruit Cake in slow oven 275 degrees for 2 1/2 hours.

Enjoy your freshly made Brandy Fruit Cake!