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Chopped Dry Fruits and nuts soaked in Rum in a Glass Jar.
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How to soak dry fruits for Christmas cake

Soaking dryfruits for Christmas cake in Rum or Wine ahead of time aid in the best ever Christmas fruits cake. We soak in dry fruits.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Resting Time1 day
Total Time1 day 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: International
Servings: 10 Cakes
Calories: 324kcal
Author: Sharmila Kingsly

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Rum or as needed
  • 50 gms Candied Ginger
  • 50 gms Orange Peel
  • 200 gms Tutti Frutti
  • 100 gms Cherry
  • 200 gms Raisins Mix of both black and golden

Nuts

  • ½ cup Cashew nuts
  • ½ cup Walnuts
  • ½ cup Almonds

Instructions

  • Chop the dry fruits into equally sized pieces. This helps in a homogenous ( even ) baking when adding the soaked dry fruits to the cake and prevent from crumbling. This is a very important step before soaking the fruits in liquor.
  • Add the chopped dry fruits in to a glass jar that is used for soaking. Use only glass or ceramic jars for soaking. I am using Tutti frutti, golden raisins, black raisins ,cherries, candied ginger.
  • Next add evenly chopped nuts. I am using Cashew, Almonds and Walnuts.
  • Shake the jar well such that the dry fruits and nuts are mixed evenly.
  • Now add the Rum. Add until all the dry fruits are soaked and the Rum stays 1 inch above that.
  • The dry fruits plump up after getting soaked in the liquor. Check after 2 days and if the rum has been soaked completely , top up the glass jar with more rum. Continue this process after every 2 days. Also make sure you give a mix to the soaked dry fruits and nuts once in every two days.

Notes

Expert Tips
  • Always use only dry fruits for soaking in the liquor. Soaking nuts is optional, But we can include them as well
  • Dry fruits will absorb the liquor and get plumped up.
  • Always chop the dry fruits into equal-sized pieces and then soak.
  • While the dry fruits are soaking. Mix with a clean spoon after every two days .
  • You can soak up to 6 months or even more. More the merrier. But handle it clean and mix or shake the jar after every two days.
  • Store in a sterilized container and place it in a warm place.
  • If you see the liquor level has reduced after soaking you can add more.

Nutrition

Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 16.9g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 148mg | Fiber: 0.8g | Sugar: 12.7g | Calcium: 17mg