Japanese Fruit Cake

Name: Japanese Fruit Cake
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters buttermilk; 710 milliliters cake flour (not self-rising); 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 532 milliliters confectioners sugar; 1 teaspoons cream of tartar; 3 Tbsps dried currants; 3 larges egg whites, lightly beaten; 4 larges eggs; 355 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest; 0 teaspoons salt; 227 grams sticks unsalted butter, softened; 473 milliliters shredded unsweetened coconut; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 118 milliliters finely chopped walnuts; 118 milliliters water

Japanese Fruit Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 14g of protein, 47g of fat, and a total of 929 calories. This recipe serves 8. Christmas will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, butter, buttermilk, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 35

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Oven

Butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. Sift the cake flour with the baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter with the granulated sugar at high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.

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Granulated Sugar

Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Butter

Egg

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Stir the vanilla into the buttermilk. Using a large rubber spatula, stir the dry ingredients into the batter in 2 batches, alternating with the butter-milk. Scrape half of the batter into 1 of the prepared cake pans and smooth the surface.

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Buttermilk

Vanilla

Butter

Milk

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Spatula

Fold the walnuts, currants, cinnamon, allspice and cloves into the remaining half of the cake batter. Scrape the spice batter into the second cake pan and smooth the surface.

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Allspice

Cinnamon

Currants

Walnuts

Clove

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Cake Form

Bake the cakes in the middle of the oven for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of each comes out clean.

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Toothpicks

Oven

Transfer the cakes in their pans to wire racks and let cool for 15 minutes, then turn them out onto the racks and let cool completely. Leave the oven on.

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Oven

Spread the coconut on a large rimmed baking sheet and bake, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 8 minutes.

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Coconut

Spread

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Transfer to a plate and let cool.

Using a serrated knife, halve each cake layer horizontally. Set 1 plain cake layer on a cake plate and spread with 1 cup of the frosting.

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Frosting

Spread

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Serrated Knife

Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the toasted coconut over the frosting, then spoon 1/2 cup of the frosting around the edge and in the center of the cake. Top with a spice cake layer. Continue frosting and sprinkling with this and the remaining cake layers, alternating the plain and spice cakes.

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Frosting

Coconut

Spread the top of the cake with the remaining frosting and sprinkle with the remaining coconut.

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Frosting

Coconut

Spread

Cut into wedges and serve.

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Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling are great choices for Asian. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. The Beaumont Hope Marguerite Chenin Blanc with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 35 dollars per bottle.