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

This recipe makes 16 servings with 382 calories, 7g of protein, and 24g of fat each. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. A mixture of all purpose flour, ground cloves, ground cinnamon, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. ... Not Like American Fruitcake).

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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Coarse Kosher Salt

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Cinnamon

Clove

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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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