Fruit Cake (Western Version)

Contributor: Amu
Fruit Cake - Westren Version (I know of)
Pretty much same procedure.....kani just Ingredients lone change untundi....so check out...main difference is fruits and nuts ni Sweet Sherry+Brandy kalipina concoction lo soak chestam....

Inko Differnce western version lo half Flour and half Almond Meal(finely ground almonds) vadutam...plain sugar badulu Brown Sugar(for more denseness) vadutam..

One more is fruits varieties koncham different vadutaru....instead of using just Glace cherries...we also use Glace Pineapple, Apricots and Peaches along with Cherries and also nuts lo almonds and walnuts tho pattu we also use Pecans....sometimes they also add Dried Figs instead of Dates....

so check out the ingredients below...

Ingredients
300gms Unsalted Butter
300gms Brown Sugar
6 Whole Eggs(50gms Eggs)
150gms Plain All-Purpose Flour(Maida)
150gms Almond Meal (finely ground almonds)
1tsp Baking Powder
1tsp All Spice Powder (cinamon,cloves,cardamom)
1Tablespoon Mixed peel (chopped peel of oranges, lemons and mandarins)
300gms Dry Fruits and Nuts (Soaked in Sweet Sherry+Brandy already)
1/2 Cup Brandy (Optional- use it only if you have not soaked the fruits in Alcohol)

Process
pretty much same as above version...Butter and Sugar mixture(creamed like stated above) ki add the Eggs and then the Flour,Baking powder,Spice powder and Almond Meal, then alcohol(if using) and then Fruits and Nuts and Mixed Peel...

Same temperature ki reheated oven lo bake till done...follow procedure as it is as given above....

Hope this recipe is clear....