Spiced Fruitcake
 
Makes 1 (9-inch) cake
Ingredients
  • 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
  • 1 cup (220 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 4 large eggs (200 grams)
  • 2 teaspoons (8 grams) vanilla extract
  • 3 cups (375 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons (4 grams) ground cinnamon
  • 1½ teaspoons (3 grams) ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon (5 grams) baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon (5 grams) baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon (1 gram) ground nutmeg
  • ¾ teaspoon (2.25 grams) kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup (240 grams) whole buttermilk
  • Brandy Simple Syrup (recipe follows)
  • Vanilla Buttercream (recipe follows)
  • Fruit Filling (recipe follows)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugars at medium speed until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, salt, and cloves. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition. Divide batter between prepared pans, smoothing tops with an offset spatula.
  4. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans, and place on wire racks. Brush warm cake layers with Brandy Simple Syrup. Let cool completely.
  5. Place 2 cups Vanilla Buttercream in a piping bag, and cut a ½-inch opening. Pipe a thick border around edge of first cake layer. Using an offset spatula, spread chilled Fruit Filling inside piped border. Top with remaining layer, and spread remaining Vanilla Buttercream on top and sides of cake. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Recipe by Bake from Scratch at https://bakefromscratch.com/spiced-fruitcake/