Steps to Make Award-winning Boozy Fruit Soak For Your Christmas Cake

Boozy Fruit Soak For Your Christmas Cake. Soak the dry fruits now to have melt-in-the-mouth moist fruit cake to enjoy on Christmas day, to share with family and friends. Below is a step-by-step tutorial which will take you through the process of soaking dried fruit for your special Christmas Cake. If you are looking at an alcohol-free version of cake, you can soak the dried fruit and nut in freshly squeezed orange juice.

If you will be preparing an alcohol-free Christmas cake, soak your choice of dried fruits overnight in freshly squeezed orange juice with orange zest and brown sugar. Alternatively, you can cook the fruits by mixing the orange juice and zest, stir well, and heat these up in a pan. I like to taste the rum in the fruit and maintain the texture as well.

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Soak the dry fruits now to have melt-in-the-mouth moist fruit cake to enjoy on Christmas day, to share with family and friends. Below is a step-by-step tutorial which will take you through the process of soaking dried fruit for your special Christmas Cake. If you are looking at an alcohol-free version of cake, you can soak the dried fruit and nut in freshly squeezed orange juice.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook boozy fruit soak for your christmas cake using 2 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Boozy Fruit Soak For Your Christmas Cake:

1. {Get 2 cups of Chopped dried fruit and nut of your choice.
2. {Make ready 1 cup of dark rum.

I've used a combination of black raisins, cranberries, mixed citrus peel and prunes but you can use any dry ruit of your choice. Instead of just using Rum, I've used a combination of Rum and Brandy. The fruit is soaked in either apple juice OR a combination of apple juice and brandy (for those who like boozy Christmas Cake). If you do it's time to soak your fruit, in preparation for a flavoursome and moist cake.

Instructions to make Boozy Fruit Soak For Your Christmas Cake:

1. Finely chop up the dried fruits and nuts..
2. In a clean, dry glass or ceramic jar, add the chopped dry fruits and nuts and the rum. Mix well together with a wooden spoon..
3. Seal the jar with a lid and keep in a cool, dry place away from sunlight..
4. Every two or three days, give the fruit a mix and add about ¼ cup more rum if it looks too dry..
5. You can throw in any dried fruit of your choice. I used dates, sultanas, a mixture of golden and black raisins, dried figs, dried apricot, and cashew. Candied Ginger and Orange are quite often added to the traditional cakes, but these don't favor my palate and hence I have left it out. Feel free to add in case you like these flavors..
6. I have soaked Cashew along with the dried fruit. You really don't need to. If you like your nuts crisp, chop them and add along with an assortment of other nuts directly into your cake batter..
7. You can also use Whiskey, Brandy, or good quality Port or Sherry to replace the rum used in the recipe..
8. If you are looking at an alcohol-free version of cake, you can soak the dried fruit and nut in freshly squeezed orange juice. But please remember that such a cake will have a short shelf life as opposed to the cake containing alcohol soaked fruits..
9. Please remember to use only glass or ceramic jars to soak the fruits. Metallic or plastic containers may not be your best choice as the alcohol may react with the metal or plastic which could be harmful..

If you don't why not join us and make your own. I promise it's easier than you think, and the taste of a homemade Christmas cake will always surpass a store-bought one. In a big sealable bucket or plastic sweet tin (such as Celebrations) soak the mixed peel, fruit and glace cherries for a minimum of overnight but ideally a few days. The longer it soaks the greater the flavour. Cover tightly with a plastic wrap and, and store at room temperature.

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