Soaking Fruits For Christmas Cake
Soaking fruits for Christmas Cake is the first step to making the traditional rich Christmas Fruitcake. Learn how to soak dried fruits the right way with this handy tutorial. They add amazing flavor, richness, and moisture to the fruit cake.
Ingredients
- 100 grams black raisins, 2/3 cup
- 100 grams raisins 2/3 cup
- 50 grams dried black currants, 1/3 cup
- 50 grams unsweetened dried cranberries, 1/3 cup
- 50 grams dried apricots, 1/3 cup
- 50 grams prunes, deseeded, 1/3 cup
- 50 grams tutti-frutti, 1/3 cup
- 25 grams candied orange peel, heaping 1/8 cup
- 25 grams candied ginger, 1/8 cup
- 2 cups dark rum, or as needed (you may use your favorite liquor)
Instructions
Chop the fruits and mix
- Chop up the dry fruits like prunes, apricots, candied ginger, and candied orange peel.
- Remove the stems, if any of the raisins, and chop them in half if they are big.
- Add the chopped dry fruits to a bowl and mix well. If you want to add some orange marmalade, you can do so at this point and mix it well. About a 1/4 cup of marmalade is good.
Transfer to a glass jar and pour rum
- Transfer the fruit mixture into an airtight glass jar.
- Pour rum over the fruits, just enough to immerse them completely
- Close the jar and give it a shake.
- Store at room temperature until further use. Give the jar a shake every 2-3 days to ensure that the fruits are evenly soaked.
Add more rum as needed after a couple of days
- Check the jar in a few days, if most of the alcohol is soaked up, then add some more.
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Notes
You can find the recipe for the Rich Christmas fruitcake here.
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