This Festive Apricot, Date, and Pecan Cake is a rich, chewy, and nutty delight that brings together the best flavors of ...

To produce the cake batter, sifted flour is combined with cinnamon, a bay leaf, a kola nut, nutmeg, a tonka bean, and other ...

When making dense fruit cakes such as a Christmas cake, the batter needs to be heavy enough for the dried fruit and nuts to be suspended in it; if it's too thin the fruit will sink to the bottom.

Fold in the remaining flour and ground almonds. Lightly fold in the fruit and nuts then pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin. Level the surface. Bake for 2 hours, or until golden-brown and ...

The cake may be stored ... My favorite version of fruitcake is made with nuts and dried (rather than candied) fruit, and it normally has just enough batter to keep it from falling apart.

About Banana & Jam Cake Recipe: spoonful of mixed fruit jam gives the usual banana cake a creative twist. A tea-treat made with healthy substitutes like whole wheat flour, olive oil and brown sugar.