Delicious Fruit cake

It was my husband's birthday and I wanted to make some delicious cake for him. I searched web for fruit cake; found some very good recipes. I followed joyofbaking way. But changed little bit and it turned out very good. My Hubby loved it..
Here is my version of tasty, healthy fruit cake

Ingredients:

First Set :
All purpose flour  - 1 cup
Salt - 1/4 tbs
Baking powder - 1 tbs

Second Set :
Butter melted - 1 cup
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Egg - 1 large

Third Set :
Dry apricot  - 1/4 cup
Dry fig - 1/4 cup chopped
Chopped dates - 1/4 cup
Chopped cashews - 1/4 cup
raisins
Cardamom powder , Cinnamon powder  - 1/4 tbs
Cloves - 2
chopped walnuts, pecans
Fresh apple  - 1/2 chopped
Orange Juice - 1/2 cup
Orange Zest of 1 orange
Safron - few strands : infused in 1 Tbs of milk

Fourth Set : Simple and easy icing

Granulated sugar - 1 cup
Butter melted -1/2 cup
Vanilla essence - few drops
Water - 2 Tbs


Easy Steps :

•  Sift together the first set of all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Turn on the oven to 350f
• Add sugar to the melted butter and whisk together until nice and fluffy.
• Slowly add the egg and beat nicely for 2-3 minutes.
• Add all the third set of ingredients to the butter and egg mixture while mixing nicely.
• Now add this mixture to the flour and mix them until all the dry ingredients and wet.
• Pour the mixture to cake baking tray only until 3/4 filled.
• Place it in the lower rack and bake it for 1 hour.
• Turn down the heat to 300f and bake for another 15-20 minutes until the toothpick inserted comes out nicely.
• Cool to room temperature.
• If you keep it in the cake box, nicely covered. it stays for many days.
• I couldn't do that because the cake was so good and we finished it in 1 day.

For Icing :

• Add all fourth set together in a bowl.
• You can use the hand mixer if you have.
• Start wisking slowly.
• Increase the speed and wisk for 5 minutes.
• Air will be incorporated nicely and forms a stiff icing.
• Stop wisking once it becomes very stiff.
• You can use this to write names or your wish on the cake.

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Delicious Fruit cake

Chocolate dip fruits for snack

 

Fruits and Chocolate dip?.. who doesn't love that combination? Yummy Berry's and melon's covered with chocolate to fill your temptation and your daily fruits servings, both of your needs will be served.

 

I like more of strawberry and blueberry over other berries and cantaloupe and honeydew melon over water melon. My body temperature rises if I eat water melon. Even though I feel like eating, I force myself not to eat.

Chop the cantaloupe to 1 inch thick pieces and bring all other fruits of your choice to a medium sized bowl. Pour desired amount of

chocolate syrup . I used Hershey's chocolate syrup on top of fruits and whip cream. Enjoy

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Chocolate dip fruits for snack