Are you planning on making a handmade fruit cake? If so, you are soon going to discover there are more than a few ingredient options to choose from. This can make the process a bit more daunting than you originally thought it may be. There is good news. Here you can learn about some of the preferred fruit cake ingredients and then narrow down the options based on your preferences.
Dark Dried Fruits
It is a good idea to use an array of vine fruits for your handmade fruit cake, such as sultanas, currants and raisins. These are all dried grapes that have different colors and origins. For example, sultanas are plump and golden while raisins are white muscatel grapes that have been dried. If you use these, make sure to chop them roughly, not mince as they are going to give your cake a pleasant texture. A finer mince is only going to weigh down the cake and make it denser.
Dates (not Fresh)
If you really want to make a handmade fruit cake that everyone will love, choose naturally sweetened, pitted, moist dates. When you are putting them in the mix, quarter the dates and keep them chunky in size. When you mix them into the other ingredients they are going to disintegrate and break down faster than the other fruits you use.
Dried Plums and Prunes
If you choose just mildly sweet dried plums, then they are going to fill your cake with juiciness and moistness that will linger in the mouth. It is a good idea to purchase prunes already pitted and quarter them to go in the batter.
As you can see, there are an array of fruits and ingredients used in fruit cakes. If you want to ensure yours is tasty, be sure to use the information here.
