Apricot and Macadamia Fruitcake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
1 loaf
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup apricot nectar
- 2 cups dried apricots, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup golden raisin
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄4 cup apricot brandy
- 1⁄4 cup apricot nectar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup apricot brandy or 1/2 cup apricot nectar
- 1⁄3 cup apricot nectar
directions
- Preheat oven to 300. Grease and lightly flour six 1-cup molds or one 9x5x3 loaf pan.
- In a small saucepan bring 1/2 cup apricot nectar just to boiling. Remove from heat and stir in apricots and raisins. Cover and let stand 10 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl whip butter then beat in sugar, beating till combined.
- Add eggs one at a time.
- In a small bowl, combine the 1/4 cup apricot brandy, the 1/4 cup nectar and vanilla.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture and nectar mixture alternately to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.
- Fold soaked fruit and chopped nuts into batter. Spread into prepared pan.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes for small pans or 70 minutes for the loaf pan. Cool cake in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Poke holes into cake using a pick or skewer. Soak the cotton cheesecloth with the remaining 1/2 cup apricot brandy, wrap the cake and drizzle any remaining brandy over the cake. Wrap tightly in foil.
- Refrigerate for up to 5 days. Drizzle with the remaining 1/3 cup nectar after 24 hours.
- For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Chef MB
colo spgs, CO
I'm a writer, chief cook and bottle washer, GS leader, hunter of bargains and all-around domestic goddess. I love trying new recipes, and my daughters refer to Alton Brown as "Mom's boyfriend." I read voraciously, to the detriment of the hypothetical cleanliness of my house. I think white chocolate should be illegal, since it's not chocolate.
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