CookPal AI
Smart Cookie Fruitcake

Smart Cookie Fruitcake

Cost $15, save $10

Source: Recommended by CookPal

  • 45 Min
  • 16 Servings
  • $15

INGREDIENTS

  • Dried Fruits and Spices

    • ½ cup dates, pitted and chopped
    • ½ cup dried cherries
    • ½ cup golden raisins
    • ½ cup dried blueberries
    • ½ cup dried apricots, chopped
    • ¼ cup crystallized ginger, chopped
    • 1 cinnamon stick
  • Liquids

    • ½ cup spiced rum
    • ½ cup strongly brewed chai tea
    • 1 cup orange juice
    • 1 fluid ounce spiced rum, or to taste
  • Zests and Sugars

    • 1 orange, zested
    • 1 lemon, zested
    • ½ cup white sugar
    • 1 tbsp confectioners' sugar, or to taste
  • Fats and Eggs

    • ¾ cup unsalted butter
    • 🥚 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • Dry Ingredients

    • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
    • 🧂 1 ½ tsp salt
    • 1 tsp baking soda
    • 1 tsp baking powder
    • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
    • ¼ tsp ground allspice
    • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • Nuts

    • ¾ cup unsalted mixed nuts, chopped
  • Misc

    • Baking spray

STEPS

1

Combine dates, cherries, raisins, blueberries, apricots, and ginger in a bowl. Pour spiced rum and chai tea on top and let soak 8 hours to overnight.

2

Mix soaked fruit with orange juice, zest, butter, sugar, zest, and cinnamon stick. Bring to a simmer and cook until butter has melted and sugar has dissolved, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 30 minutes.

3

In the meantime, combine flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg in a medium bowl.

4

Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C). Spray 4 mini loaf pans with baking spray.

5

Remove cinnamon stick from the soaked fruit. Stir in the flour mixture until combined. Add eggs, mixing to combine, and fold in mixed nuts. Divide batter between the prepared loaf pans.

6

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.

7

Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife along the edges of each loaf and turn out of the pan. Brush warm cakes with more rum and let cool completely, at least 1 hour.

8

Place cooled cakes in airtight containers and store in the refrigerator for 6 to 7 weeks. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

302

Calories

  • 4
    Protein
  • 39
    Carbs
  • 13
    Fats

💡 Allowing the fruit to soak overnight intensifies its natural sweetness.Wrap cakes tightly in plastic wrap before storing to prevent drying out.Adjust spices based on personal preference for flavor intensity.