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Wedding fruit cake recipe with brandy.
Stir in the dried fruit zest and brandy.
Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and bake in the oven for four hours or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Put all of the fruit and nuts in a bowl to soak overnight 1 1 3 cup each of golden raisins dark raisins currants 2 3 cup or 4 oz halved candied cherries 1 3 cup or 2 oz un blanched coarse almonds 1 3 cup or 2 oz mixed candied peel optional 1 2 cup sherry brandy a mix of the two or orange juice to soak the fruit overnight.
It s all fruit and no cake.
Double the recipe for rich tamarind fruit cake batter recipe below 6 tablespoons brandy plus more to feed the cake 1 cup apricot jam gently warmed and pushed through a sieve.
For this recipe.
Please could you give advice on what would be needed of this recipe for a 12inch round 4inch deep tin for a base tier for a wedding cake please.
Once matured or if you want to save a wedding fruit cake for a future.
Question i would like to use this recipe for a 10 square cake tin.
The night before add all your fruit into a large bowl with the brandy and leave to soak.
Tastes delicious and bakes well last minute too.
A very simple to make fruit cake recipe perfect for christmas and wedding cakes.