Fruitcake

Name: Fruitcake
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Makes one 9-by-5-by-2½-inch loaf
Ingredients: 150 grams (5⅓ ounces) bread flour; 150 grams (5⅓ ounces) nut pieces; Pinch ground mace; All-purpose flour for dusting and dredging; 210 milliliters (7 ounces) brandy, rum, or other liquor, optional; Pinch baking powder; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; Butter for greasing; Zest of ½ orange; Sugar glaze, optional; Zest of ½ lemon; 300 grams (11 ounces) chopped, mixed dried fruit; 150 grams (5⅓ ounces) sugar; 150 grams (5⅓ ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla or other extract; 1 large egg yolk

Preparation info

Makes
one
9-by-5-by-2½ inch loaf

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts

By French Culinary Institute

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

Butter for greasing
All-purpose flour for dusting and dredging
300 grams (11 ounces) chopped, mixed drie

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Prepare your mise en place.

Lightly coat the interior of the loaf pan with butter and then with a thin coating of flour. Set aside.

Place the dried fruits and nuts in a medium mixing bowl. Add enough all-purpose flour to lightly coat and toss. This helps to keep the fruits and nuts suspended in the batter. Set aside.

Preheat the ov