December comes in Christmas and Christmas is a favorite festival with carols and food well you. Christmas Fruit Cake is a delicious tradition that many of us can remember in childhood, sometimes by the hobbies, and sometimes not so much.
Fruitcake is a special holiday dessert that somehow always ends up in your home, but you don't know how. It infiltrates your home and basically has no expiration date on it, so it sits forever. Fruit cake is also best enjoyed when it cools or freezes.
Sometimes, people choose to keep it for several days to let the taste and brandy sink. It is also usually wrapped in foil and is perfect for parties and celebrations during the holidays.
Ingredients of Fruit Cake Muffins
- Preparation Time: 15 Minutes (Approx)
- Cooking Time: 1 Hour (Approx)
- Cuisine Type: American
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 Minutes (Approx)
Ingredients of Fruit Cake Muffins
- 1/2 Cup Shortening (Shortening is vegetable oil, which allows the more melting than butter, so it stays solid within the pie crust flour in your oven)
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract (Essence)
- 1 1/2 Cups Flour
- 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons Cinnamon
- 3/4 Teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1/2 Teaspoon Allspice
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 Teaspoon Cardamom
- 1/2 Cup Candied Red Cherries
- 1/2 Cup Candied green Cherries
- 1 1/2 cups candied pineapple
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 2 cups pecans , chopped
How To Make Fruit Cake Muffins
- Preheat oven to 350 ° and line two muffin tins with muffin liners.
- With a hand mixer in a stand mixer or a large bowl, add sugar at medium speed for 1-2 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, salt and cardamom, until combined, fold in chopped dried fruits and walnuts.
- Add to the eggs one at a time until fully combined, then add to the vanilla extracts.
- Scoop the mixture into your muffin liners using an ice cream scoop or a measure of 1/4 cup.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
How Long Fruit Cakes Are Good And Fresh ?
- You can keep your fruit cake muffin in the fridge for up to 3 weeks. Be sure to let them cool to room temperature before you place them.
- For best results, keep them in an airtight bag, which does not allow moisture inside and you can freeze it up to year.
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