Simple and super easy small size Christmas fruitcake!

 My sister and her son comes home every new year, and every times she will ask me to bake fruitcake for her.

And yes, I made a lot of fruitcake before (and many recipes are in the blog too), but this year, I just want to make the tradition fruitcake in smaller size ^^". Plus this time I didn't use butter for making the cake, and it make the liquor shine.
 I used a lot (or load) of liquor in the cake but you will bake it anyway, so only little of the alcohol will left. Even the one that we pour over the cake (as we pour while the cake is hot). So the only thing that left is delicious smell and flavour of the liquor. You can use any kinds of liquor, for me I love using Cognac as I love the smell of it but rum or brandy are good too.
You need 5 days before serving the cake, 2 for marinating the fruits and 2-3 days for let the cake set, anyway, you can eat it as soon as it cool and it's delicious too only the cake will be more crumbly ^^.
*If you want to keep the cake longer, you need to soak it with more liquor.


Recipe: Fruitcake
สูตรภาษาไทย: ฟรุตเค้ก

日本語のレシピ：クリスマスフルーツケーキ
Youtube: ฟรุตเค้ก, Fruitcake, クリスマスフルーツケーキ

 Small size Christmas fruitcake

Make 20x8 cm loaf

Marinated dried fruits
300g ............................... Dried fruits
20g ................................. Honey
40g ................................. Cognac (or Rum)

Cake
50g ................................. Rice bran shortening (non-hydrogenated rice barn oil shortening)
1/4tsp ............................. Salt
1/2tsp .............................. Vanilla extract
10g .................................. Granulated sugar
25g .................................. Brown sugar
20g .................................. Marmalade 
1 ....................................... Egg 
50g ................................... All purpose flour
100g ................................. Nuts 
......................................... Marinated dried fruits
50g .................................. Cognac (or Rum) for soaking the cake

Decoration
75g .................................. Marmalade 
1 tbsp  ............................. Cognac (or Rum)
......................................... Dried fruits and nuts

 Put the dried fruits, honey and Cognac (or Rum) in a bottle, shake it from times to times.

Let it marinate  for 2-3 days before using.

Preheat an oven to 180 C
Line 20x8 cm loaf pan with baking paper.

   Rice bran shortening (non-hydrogenated rice barn oil shortening).

 Beat the shortening with vanilla and salt until smooth, add both kinds of sugar and marmalade, and beat until combine.

 Beat in the egg.

 Put the flour, Marinated dried fruits and nuts into the bowl.

 Fold to combine.

 Put into the prepared pan, and smooth the top.

Bake for 55-60 minutes.
Remove from the oven and poke the cake with bamboo stick.

 Pour the Cognac (or Rum) over the cake, and let it cool completely.

 Cover with plastic wrap for 2-3 days.

 Mix the marmalade and Cognac (or Rum) together.
Heat in the microwave for 40-50 seconds.

 Pass through a sieve.

 Brush the cake with marmalade mixture.

Decorate with dried fruits and nuts, then brush with marmalade again.
And serve with big smile!

Simple and super easy small size Christmas fruitcake!