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Light Fruit Cake

5 from 1 vote
This Caribbean light fruit cake is soft, moist, and filled with rum-soaked dried fruits. A festive holiday favorite that's lighter than traditional black cake.
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 3 hours
Servings: 14
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Caribbean
Calories: 364

Ingredients
  

For soaking fruits
  • 9 oz dried fruit mix raisins, sultanas, dried cherries, and/or mixed peel
  • 1½ cups rum
For cake
  • 8 oz butter
  • 8 oz brown sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs lightly beaten
  • 9 oz all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tbsp mixed spice If you don’t have mixed spice: use 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp allspice

Method
 

For soaking fruits
  1. In a container with a cover, add fruits and rum, combine and let sit for at least 2 hours)
For cake
  1. Set oven to 350 degrees
  2. Grease and flour an 8-inch bundt cake pan.
  3. Cream butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
  4. Add eggs gradually, mixing until fully incorporated.
  5. Sift in flour and baking powder in batches, mixing gently to avoid overworking.
  6. Stir in the soaked fruits until evenly distributed (do not add soaking liquid)
  7. Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.
  8. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, checking for doneness at 45 minutes. A skewer inserted into the center should come out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  9. Let cake cool slightly before turning out onto a rack.
  10. While warm, drizzle about 4 tablespoons of the reserved rum over the cake.
  11. Slice and serve with an extra drizzle of the rum liquid, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 364kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 155mgPotassium: 185mgFiber: 2gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 459IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 2mg

Notes

  • For easy release: Grease the Bundt pan thoroughly with butter and dust with flour, or use a baking spray that contains flour.
     

Recipe Printed From ThisBagoGirl.com

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