Dried Fruit Cake *

Name: Dried Fruit Cake * (Cake aux Fruits Secs)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ⅓ cup (1¾ oz./50 g) whole hazelnuts; ⅓ cup (1¾ oz./50 g) whole blanched almonds; Scant 3 tbsp (25 g) golden raisins; 7 tbsp (3½ oz./100 g) butter, softened + more for the pan; 3 eggs (⅔ cup/150 g); ½ cup (4½ oz./125 g) brown sugar; 1 cup (4½ oz./125 g) AP flour + 1 tsp (3 g) for the dried fruit; 1 tsp (3 g) baking powder; Scant 3 tbsp (25 g) pine nuts; Scant ¼ cup (25 g) dried apricots; ½ cup (1¾ oz./50 g) almond powder; Melted butter for drawing a line down the center of the cake; Scant 2 tbsp (10 g) sliced almonds; Scant ¼ cup (25 g) shelled pistachios, finely chopped

Cake aux Fruits Secs

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

7 tbsp (3½ oz./100 g) butter, softened + more for the pan
Scant 3

Europe
France
Cake
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 340°F (170°C/Gas Mark 3).
Lightly grease the loaf pan with butter and line it with enough parchment paper to leave an overhang.
Soak the raisins in a bowl of hot water for 15 minutes.
Spread the hazelnuts, almond