Fruit Cake

Fruit Cake

My dear husband having bad cough. Pity him.

Yesterday, while I was doing the Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix,

he asked "Ain't you are baking fruit cake for friends?"

I replied "No".  I know he is disappointed upon hearing my reply because 

Fruit Cake is his favourite.   I thought this year will give a miss

on baking fruit cake for our friends celebrating Christmas.  At the end,

still has to bake for my dear husband.So this morning, embark my journey

to bake Fruit Cake for him.

This morning, I have goose bump while hearing news that another

plane lost.  This time will be the third tragedy for Malaysia in Year 2014.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families involved.

This Fruit Cake recipe adapted from Donna Hay, Grandma's Christmas Cake.

Soak 500g of Mixed Fruits with 90ml Brandy (short of Brandy, I used Whisky)

overnight or few hours.

Soaked Mixed Fruits.

110g Brown Sugar.

2 Eggs.

150g Butter.

168g  Flour (shifted) with 1/4 tsp of Bicarbonate Soda.

Note : The above ingredients were halves from the original recipe and

some were not added due to limited ingredients.

Beat Butter and Brown Sugar until light and creamy.

Add the Eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition.

While beating, add some Flour if the batter curdle.

Mix the Flour mixture to the soaked Mixed Fruits until

all the Mixed Fruits well coated with Flour.

Add the butter mixture.

And stir until well combined.

Pour into lined round cake tin and baked at 180 Degree Celsius

for 1 1/2 hours.

Allow to cool in the tin.

Dear Husband, this whole cake is not for you only, do remember 

to save some pieces for me and our daughter.  

I better save some also for my mother because she also love Fruit Cake.

Enjoy Eating.

I am submitting this post to

"Cook and Celebrate : Christmas 2014"

organised by

Yen, Eat Your Heart Out,

Diana, Domestic Goddess Wannabe and

Zoe, Bake For Happy Kids.

I am submitting this post to 

"Cook-Your-Book #19"

organised by

Joyce, Kitchen Flavours.