Brandy Moist Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8 inch pans.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Combine the milk and vanilla, add alternately to the creamed mixture with the flour, ending with the flour. Mix only as much as necessary. Pour into the prepared pans.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Cake will pull away from the sides of the pan slightly when done. Allow cakes to cool in the pans for a few minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• Cream margarine; gradually add the sugar, beating well with electric mixer set at medium.
• Add egg whites 2 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine yogurt, brandy and vanilla; stir well. Add to creamed mixture beating well.
• Combine flour, soda, and salt; gradually add to yogurt mixture.
• Beat and additional minute.
• Pour batter into a baking pan with high sides or a Bundt pan coated in cooking spray.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in cake.
• Yield 16 serves.

Steps:

• Put 1kg mixed dried fruit, the zest and juice of 1 orange and 1 lemon, 150ml brandy or other alcohol, 250g softened butter and 200g light, soft brown sugar in a large pan set over a medium heat.
• Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 5 mins. Tip the fruit mixture into a large bowl and leave to cool for 30 mins.
• Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Line a deep 20cm cake tin with a double layer of baking parchment, then wrap a double layer of newspaper around the outside - tie with string to secure.
• Add 175g plain flour, 100g ground almonds, ½ tsp baking powder, 2 tsp mixed spice, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground cloves, 100g flaked almonds, 4 large eggs and 1 tsp vanilla extract to the fruit mixture and stir well, making sure there are no pockets of flour.
• Tip into your prepared tin, level the top with a spatula and bake in the centre of the oven for 2 hrs.
• Remove the cake from the oven, poke holes in it with a skewer and spoon over 2 tbsp of your chosen alcohol. Leave the cake to cool completely in the tin.
• To store, peel off the baking parchment, then wrap well in cling film. Feed the cake with 1-2 tbsp alcohol every fortnight, until you ice it.
• Don't feed the cake for the final week to give the surface a chance to dry before icing.

Steps:

• Combine fruits and brandy, dredge with half of the flour, and allow to stand 2 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, lemon zest till fluffy.
• Add beaten eggs slowly and whip to form peaks.
• Now add the rest of the flour and mix well.
• Fold in the brandy-fruit mixture.
• Turn into a greased cake tin and bake at 180C (350F) for 1 1/2 hours, or until cake tests done with a toothpick.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with parchment, with ends of parchment extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add 2-1/2 cups sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Blend in vanilla. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour until blended; pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 min. (Do not remove cake from pan.)
• Meanwhile, bring water, remaining sugar, cinnamon stick and lemon peel to boil in saucepan; simmer on medium-low heat 10 min. or until reduced to 1 cup. Pour through strainer into measuring cup. Discard strained solids. Stir brandy into strained liquid.
• Use skewer to poke holes in warm cake at 1/2-inch intervals. Drizzle brandy mixture over cake. Let stand (in pan) 1 hour. Use parchment handles to remove cake from pan. Serve topped with COOL WHIP and fruit.