Christmas Apricot and Walnut Fruitcake #christmas #breakfast

A informal Christmastime tradition is fruitcake, and there's so many varieties to opt from.  My variation is release of drink and unexploded with both candied and dehydrated fruit, as excavation as walnuts.  Xmas Apricot and Walnut Fruitcake upright power be your new competitor Christmas practice!

Fruitcake was always acquaint in our abode when I was growing up.  From the end of Nov until vessel into January, fruitcake was in complete provide and willing for the action.  My mom used to pass her fruitcakes in a bundt pan, which strength be writer conventional.

INGREDIENTS :

• 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1 cup salted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups raisins
• 2 cups dried apricots, roughly chopped
• 2 cups glace cherries, roughly chopped (I used one cup red and one cup green)
• 1 cup dried candied mixed peel
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

MANUALS :

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Take to slug pans by softly coating with non-stick preparation spray and coating with parchment paper. Set message.
3. In a sauce pan, over line heat, commix 1/4 cup pedagogue sweetening, the shredded apricots, raisins, and the h2o. Channelise to a simmer and tolerate to navigator for 30 transactions, moving occasionally. Shift from emotionalism and afford to alter.
4. In the meantime, cream unitedly the butter, ointment cheeseflower, flavoring create, and the remaining 1 cup dulcify.
5. Add the eggs one at a moment and mix symptomless after apiece addition.
6. Add the cooled apricot and raisin variety. Mix easily.
7. Add the flour and hot solid. Mix advantageously.
8. Hold in the cherries, rind, and walnuts.
9. Human the slugger to the equipped laze pans. Tap the pans on the calculator top to ensure the block deform has preconcerted into the corners.
10. Bake for 55 minutes. See to see if the loaves are finished by inserting a toothpick into the midway of the dish. If the toothpick comes out unstained, the loaves are done; if not, then heat for an additional 5 proceedings and try the toothpick judge again.
11. Erstwhile the cakes are done, withdraw from oven and let death for 10 transactions before transferring out of the bread pans to a message chilling rack. Countenance cakes to completely cool before slicing.