Best Ever CHRISTMAS FRUIT CAKE Recipe | Mortar and Pastry

Best Ever Christmas Fruit Cake | Fruit Cake Recipe | How to Make Fruit Cake | Holiday Fruit Cake Recipe #fruitcake We would love to see your works! Please tag us on Instagram and Facebook at Mortar and Pastry or use the hashtag mortarandpastry and show us your creations! LET'S CONNECT! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL:    / @mortarandpastry   INSTAGRAM:   / mortarandpastry   FACEBOOK:   / mortarandpastry   Ingredients: 1 cup mixed glazed fruits, chopped ½ cup dried apricots, chopped ½ cup dried cranberries ½ cup dark raisins ½ cup candied orange peel 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped ½ cup golden raisins 1 cup pecans 1 cup pitted dates ½ cup green candied cherries ½ cup red candied cherries ¾ cup rhum 1 ½ cup all purpose flour 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp allspice ½ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt ½ cup (113g) softened butter, unsalted 1 cup packed brown sugar 3 eggs, medium ⅓ cup molasses 2 tablespoons rhum *Divide evenly into three 6x3x2.5 loaf pans greased and lined *Bake in a preheated oven at 165C for 1 hr 30 mins or until toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean (you can opt to bake them using baine marie method for even cooking and prevent the cake from drying out or just bake them longer at lower temperature) *Cool completely and brush all over with rhum or brandy *Wrap them individually in aluminum foil and refrigerate. Avoid touching with bare hands to prevent spoilage *Brush them again with rhum after a week then repeat brushing for four weeks *To make a chocolate fruit cake, replace 1/2 cup of flour with alkalized unsweetened cocoa powder CHECKOUT SOME MORE M&P RECIPES! MANGO JELLY:    • MANGO SAGO'T GULAMAN | How to Make Mango J...   Trending NO BAKE CHOCOLATE DREAM CAKE!    • NO BAKE CHOCOLATE DREAM CAKE! | How to Mak...   Trending MILO CAKE!    • 30 PESOS NO BAKE MILO CAKE! | HOW TO MAKE ...   MILO ICE CREAM RECIPE:    • MILO ICE CREAM | How To Make Easy 3-ingred...   CONDENSED MILK BUTTERCREAM RECIPE:    • CONDENSED MILK BUTTERCREAM RECIPE  | Ep. 2...   BOILED ICING:    • How To Make BOILED ICING | Ep. 38 | Mortar...   BRAZO DE MERCEDES CUPS:    • 100 PESOS BRASO CUPS | HOW TO MAKE BRASO D...   NO BAKE YEMA CAKE RECIPE:    • HOW TO MAKE YEMA CAKE WITHOUT OVEN! | NO B...   MINI CHEESECAKE RECIPE:    • MINI CHEESECAKES | How To Make Mini Bluebe...   BLACK FOREST CAKE FLOAT RECIPE:    • BLACK FOREST CAKE FLOAT | Ep. 27 | Mortar ...   MILO CHOCO JELLY:    • MILO-CHOCO JELLY | Ep.59 | Mortar and Pastry   UBE HALAYA:    • UBE HALAYA RECIPE (PURPLE YAM) | Ep. 3 | M...