Chef Mynhardt’s festive fruitcake Posted on 21 November 2019 Tags:Christmas, Christmas cake, fruit cake Chef Mynhardt Joubert shares his festive fruitcake recipe with us ahead of his ‘Festive Tables‘ dining experiences. Ingredients 250ml water 310ml soft brown sugar 1kg fruit cake mix (dried fruit and nuts) 250g chopped dates 250g golden sultanas 250g roughly chopped cashew and macadamia nuts 7ml MOIR’S baking soda 250g Président Salted Butter 100g whole red glacé cherries 100g whole green glacé cherries 5 eggs beaten 20ml MOIR’S vanilla extract 125ml KWV Brandy 625ml SASKO self-raising flour 5ml salt 5ml cinnamon powder Method Preheat oven to 120°C (250°F) and butter the inside of a high 25cm cake tin. Line the tin with three layers of baking paper and re-butter the inside. Slowly heat the first eight ingredients to boiling point and let it simmer for five minutes. Remove the mixture from the heat and let it cool. Add the red and green cherries. Combine the eggs, vanilla and brandy, and add it to the mixture. Add the flour, cinnamon and salt, and mix well. Spoon the mixture into the pan and bake for two hours. Let the cake cool in the pan and turn it out. Sprinkle a bit of brandy over the cake and place it in an airtight container. Regularly sprinkle over some more brandy to keep the cake moist. Order a ready-baked cake If baking your own feels like too much trouble, a limited amount of Chef Mynhardt’s festive fruitcakes are baked each year and are sold for R350 per cake. Secure yours by placing an order online or send an email to [email protected] The cakes are being launched as a prelim to Chef Mynhardt’s popular Festive Tables and are baked in aid of non-profit Monte Christo Miqlat (MCM), situated in Paarl in the Western Cape, that empowers impoverished families through holistic sustainable development programmes. ‘The organisation we are supporting this year, MCM, is doing incredible work. Our goal is to annually reach new communities with new needs,’ says Chef Mynhardt. He adds, ‘Our secret to a fruitcake with a difference? We bake with love, constantly keeping in mind the deserving people who will benefit from each and every cake sale. It’s an absolute highlight and the perfect opportunity to reflect on the year passed. A recipe only becomes something truly special when you pour your heart and soul into it.’ Related Posts A South African summer with a Caribbean Twist 22 November 2022 South Africans more than deserve laid-back days in the sun this summer. Caribbean Twist is the... read more 10 coffee shops to visit in Johannesburg 1 November 2022 Finding the best coffee shops in Johannesburg can be tricky. We’ve put together a list... read more Celebrity chefs will fire up a custom-built kitchen at Decorex Joburg 20 July 2022 It’s going to be hot in the concept kitchen at Decorex Joburg this year as... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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