Golden Circle Pineapple Fruit Cake Food

BOILED PINEAPPLE FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the camp oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Line and butter a 9-inch (23cm) round cake tin with baking paper.
• Place the dried fruit, brown sugar, butter, and crushed pineapple (including the juice) in a pot. Bring to a boil then simmer for 5 minutes. Let the mixture cool for about 20 minutes.
• Stir the eggs into the cooled fruit mixture. If the fruit mixture is too hot the eggs will start to scramble.
• Sift the flours, mixed spice, and baking soda together, then fold into the fruit mixture.
• When well combined, pour the fruitcake batter into the prepared cake tin.
• Bake for 90 minutes.
• Remove the cake from the oven and allow it cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Turn it out onto a cake rack, remove the baking paper, and let cool completely.

CRUSHED PINEAPPLE FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Line an angel food pan with parchment paper and brush with melted butter.
• Cream butter or margarine, and then beat in sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in extract. Mix in flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in raisins, cherries, pineapple, and mixed peel. Cover bowl and let sit at room temperature, 8 hours to overnight.
• Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 2 1/2 hours with a pan of hot water placed on the lowest rack of your oven during baking. Brush warm cake with some melted butter.

CHERRY PINEAPPLE FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the cherries, pineapple, pecans and 1 cup flour; set aside. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in vanilla. Combine baking powder and remaining flour; gradually add to creamed mixture. Fold in fruit mixture., Spoon into a greased and waxed paper-lined 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 300° for 1-3/4 to 2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Remove waxed paper while warm; cool completely before slicing.

GOLDEN FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Place raisins in a large bowl; cover with boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes. Drain well and set aside. , In another large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in the walnuts, pineapple, cherries, coconut and raisins. , Spoon into nine greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 300° for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

" GOLDEN CIRCLE " - PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 180°C.
• PINEAPPLE LAYER:.
• Melt the butter and pour into the base of a 20cm round cake tin; also brush the butter around the sides of the tin.
• Sprinkle the brown sugar over the base of the tin. Arrange the pineapple rings (a flat single layer)in the tin and place a cherry into the centre of each ring.
• CAKE BATTER:.
• Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the egg and the vanilla.
• Sift the flour and fold into the mixture, alternating with the milk.
• Pour the cake batter over the pineapple and cherries.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
• Remove the cake from the oven and loosen the cake from the sides of the tin.
• Invert the cake onto a serving plate. Enjoy either warm or cold.

HOLIDAY FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. Combine fruit and nuts. In another bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Pour over fruit and nuts; stir to coat. , Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in a cool place. Bring to room temperature before serving; slice with a serrated knife.