White Fruitcake

Name: White Fruitcake
Yield: Makes one cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, orange juice; 2 pounds (907 grams) glacéed, fruit (4 cups); 1 1/2 cups (6 3/4 ounces/191 grams), slivered almonds; 1 cup (3 ounces/85 grams), sweetened shredded coconut; 2 cups (10 ounces/283 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1 teaspoon, salt; 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams), granulated sugar; 4 large, eggs, room temperature; , Confectioners' sugar

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cakes
Great American Cakes

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2013

Our White Fruitcake is citrusy, vibrant, and light—plus it doesn’t require months of advance planning for the traditional brandy soak.

SERVES Makes one cake

TIME 2¾ hours, plus 3½ hours cooling

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