World Cuisine Recipe ⋮ French Fruitcake

The fruitcake from this French recipe uses candied orange peel, walnuts, and raisins to make a fruitcake requiring no aging.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup candied orange peel
• ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup golden raisins
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ½ cup butter, softened
• ½ cup white sugar
• 2 ½ tablespoons honey
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ tablespoons light cream
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder

Cooking Directions

1. Toss the candied orange peel, walnuts, and raisins with 2 tablespoons flour. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter with the sugar and honey. Beat in the egg, then the cream or milk, rum, and vanilla. Stir together the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour and the baking powder; beat into the creamed mixture. Stir in the fruits and nuts. Turn the batter into a greased and floured 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
3. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 10 minutes. Lower the heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bake the cake 45 minutes longer, or until it tests done with a toothpick. Transfer to a rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts

• calories309.9
• carbohydrateContent46.6 g
• cholesterolContent52.6 mg
• fatContent12.3 g
• fiberContent1.3 g
• proteinContent4.1 g
• saturatedFatContent5.7 g
• sodiumContent89.3 mg
• sugarContent19.4 g