Walnut cake, raisins and candied fruit, a marvel

Walnut cake, raisins and candied fruit, a marvel

You can replace the candied fruit with chocolate chips, if you prefer, but you can’t miss such a delicious recipe.

It is made in layers, alternating a semi-liquid dough base with a sandy compound enriched with raisins and walnuts (or hazelnuts, almonds, chestnuts). The result is a sequence of different textures that blend well with each other and give a unique flavor.

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Beautiful to look at, delicious to bite, this delicacy will make you look great with your old friends, guests for a rustic and informal dinner.

So what are you waiting for, get to work. We start!

Candied fruit cake: ingredients and preparation

• for the glaze
  • all-purpose flour (130 g)
  • sugar (60g)
  • butter (75g)
  • 100 g of raisins
  • 100 g of candied fruit
  • 50 g at night
• for the dough
  • all-purpose flour (260 g)
  • baking powder (12 g)
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 3 whole eggs
  • seed oil (120 ml)
  • latte (120 ml)
  • sugar (180g)

Preheat the oven to 180°.

Grease and flour a 33×22 cm cake tin per side.

Start preparing the dough. Pour the flour (260 g), baking powder and salt into a bowl, mix to uniform the powders. Break the eggs in the food processor, then add the oil, milk and sugar (180 g); operate it to mix the ingredients perfectly, then pour it into the bowl with the flour and stir vigorously with the hand whisk to incorporate them. When you get a rather liquid dough, take care of the icing.

In a bowl put the flour (130 g) and the sugar (60 g), mix with a spoon, then add the soft butter and start working everything with your hands (clean); you must obtain a rather sandy compound. Now insert the raisins, candied fruit and walnuts and distribute them evenly.

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At this point, transfer half of the dough into the pan, level the surface with the spatula and decorate with half of the dried fruit glaze; make a second layer with the other half of dough and icing and bake for about 40/45 minutes. Much depends on the performance of your oven, so do the toothpick test and take it out of the oven only if it is dry.

Leave to cool and unmold your perfect fruit cake.