Brazil Nut Fruitcake

Name: Brazil Nut Fruitcake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: South American, Latin American
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 454 grams Brazil nuts; 454 grams green candied cherries; 454 grams red candied cherries; 907 grams pitted dates; 4 eggs; 188 grams all-purpose flour; 454 grams pecan halves; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 454 grams walnut halves; 200 grams white sugar

Need a dairy free and lacto ovo vegetarian dessert? Brazil Nut Fruitcake could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe makes 3 servings with 5423 calories, 82g of protein, and 314g of fat each. This recipe covers 68% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Allrecipes requires sugar, flour, vanillan extract, and walnut halves. Christmas will be even more special with this recipe. This recipe is typical of Latin American cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Brazil nut fudge, Brazil Nut Loaf, and Brazil Nut Cookies.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 3 - 8x4 inch loaf pans and line them with parchment or waxed paper.

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Beat eggs, salt and vanilla together until very light and lemon colored. Stir in sugar, 1 cup flour and baking powder.

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All Purpose Flour

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Place cherries, nuts, and dates into a large bowl. Dust with the remaining 1/2 cup flour. Then stir in sugar mixture. There is very little batter which makes this a very stiff mixture.

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Dates

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Nuts

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Mix with hands.

Press batter into prepared loaf pans.

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Bake for 1 hour.

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Ingredients

Servings:

2teaspoons

baking powder 454grams

Brazil nuts 454grams

green candied cherries 454grams

red candied cherries 907grams

pitted dates 4

eggs 188grams

all-purpose flour 454grams

pecan halves 0teaspoons

salt 1teaspoons

vanilla extract 454grams

walnut halves 200grams

white sugar

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Fruit Cake works really well with Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. One wine you could try is Blanc de Bleu Cuvee Mousseux. It has 4.2 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 16 dollars.

Blanc de Bleu Cuvee Mousseux

Blanc de Bleu is a premium California Chardonnay wine with an added hint of blueberries and is a delicate sparkling wine reserved for memorable celebrations. It offers seductive flavors and fresh aromatic effervescence - vividly pasteled with blueberries. All of this is contained in an impressively sexy bottle with tasteful flair.The fruit for Blanc de Bleu is grown in the quiet vineyards of Northern California, known for their cool and clear breezes - ideal conditions for the exclusive grapes and soils that accentuate the profoundly flavorful characteristics. This sparkling wine pairs well with appetizers, sushi and very light meals.