A Fruitcake to Love

Name: A Fruitcake to Love
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 414 milliliters all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 177 milliliters chopped candied orange peel; 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt; 3 larges eggs; 79 milliliters chopped dried Mission figs; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 296 milliliters chopped pitted Medjool dates; 10 oil-cured olives; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 177 milliliters shelled unsalted natural pistachios; 118 milliliters plain whole-milk yogurt; 177 milliliters sugar; 177 milliliters (11/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 473 milliliters coarsely chopped walnuts; 2 Tbsps water; 2 Tbsps Nocello (walnut liqueur) or Frangelico (hazelnut liqueur)

A Fruitcake to Love requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains around 7g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 382 calories. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 16. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, medjool dates, nocello, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter two 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2-inch metal loaf pans. Spray with nonstick spray; dust with flour.

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Mix dates and next 5 ingredients in medium bowl.

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Dates

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Let stand 15 minutes. Sift flour, baking powder, coarse kosher salt, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon into another medium bowl.

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Whisk yogurt and oil in small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in large bowl until blended.

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Whisk

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Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with yogurt mixture in 2 additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in walnuts, pistachios, and dried-fruit mixture. Divide batter between prepared pans. Smooth tops.

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Bake cakes until tester inserted into centers comes out clean and cakes begin to pull away from sides of pans, about 50 minutes. Cool in pans 30 minutes. Turn cakes out onto racks. Cool completely. DO AHEAD: Can be made up to 1 month ahead. Wrap in foil, then enclose in resealable plastic bags. Store at room temperature up to 3 days or freeze up to 1 month. Thaw frozen cakes in refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before serving.

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