fruit cake - Twinkling Tina Cooks

This Christmas Fruitcake is a traditional English Recipe with twists of almond and exotic dried fruits soaked and loaded with brandy. Baked in low heat this is perfect for holidays, Christmas or just any time of the year.

Hello guys, I have been slacking a lot lately. I don’t know why. And I don’t know how to break this slumber. My phone is full of food photos which I can’t seem to sit down and edit and write a damn post! Some time back my wonderful fellow food blogger Shalini from Something is Cooking asked me to do a guest post on her blog. I was in Kolkata at that time and it was the perfect time for baking something for the holidays. And baking something in vacation with a toddler around is a task in itself. And then you have my mum who restricts me from visiting the kitchen even now! But then I am thankful to her because I did the effort to get the photos and post ready. Continue reading Holiday Fruit Cake | Guest Post to Shalini Nair

Every family has their favorite fruit cake. Fruit cakes or the tutti fruit cakes are such a staple in every household. This is a beginner’s cake recipe of a candied fruit cake added with almond meal.

When I was younger my mum, used to make this cake. She had her version of fruit cake with raisins and sultanas – golden brown slices of bliss. We mostly had that in the winters around Christmas.

A few days back while doing my grocery shopping I chanced upon these beautiful packs of multicolored candied fruits. I knew it at that moment that I need to recreate my mum’s fruit cake. This one is the simplest version of a dense moist loaf cake with candied fruits, almond meal and toasted almonds. This is so easy that if you are a beginner to baking cakes – you should start with this.

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