Prep Time::20 mins
Cook Time:: 1 hr
Total Time:: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings::16
Yield::1 (9-inch) cake
Ingredients
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2 cups packed brown sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon, or to taste
2 tablespoons ground cloves, or to taste
2 tablespoons ground allspice, or to taste
2 tablespoons ground nutmeg, or to taste
4 large eggs
2 tablespoons lemon zest
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
½ cup brandy
1 ½ cups raisins
1 ½ cups chopped nuts
1 ½ cups dried mixed fruit
1 ½ cups butter, melted
1 ¾ cups brandy (Optional)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch tube pan.
Combine sugar, flour, soda, spices, eggs, lemon rind, vanilla, 1/2 cup brandy, fruit, nuts, and melted butter in a large bowl; mix thoroughly and pour into prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack.
Store completely cooled fruitcake in an airtight tin. For a richer flavor, sprinkle two tablespoons of brandy over the cake every day for two weeks.