Christmas is almost here and that means it’s time to start baking your holiday favorites! This Claxton fruit cake recipe is a real southern classic. It’s festive, delicious, and sure to please all of your guests. So get in the kitchen and get started! Your family will be glad you did. This recipe is passed down from my great-grandmother, and it’s always a hit! The rich, fruity flavor is amazing, and the cake is so moist and fluffy. You have to try it for yourself!
It’s perfect for those who want to make their own homemade desserts that are great for the holidays and special occasions! It’s not too hard and it doesn’t take a lot of time or effort. All you need to do is get some eggs, flour, sugar, butter and milk at your local grocery store. This will be an easy process that yields delicious results!
This recipe is so simple, yet so amazing. It has a wonderfully low quality feel about it, and yet it has a richness that I never thought I’d be able to achieve with fruit cake. It’s true that fruity desserts don’t have to be too heavy to be delicious, but I think that’s especially true when it comes to fruit cake. That’s why I chose to start Claxton Fruit Cake and not just any fruit cake.
How To Make Claxton Fruit Cake
Claxton fruit cake is a southern favorite at Christmas time. This recipe is from my grandmother and it is the best I have ever had. It is so moist and delicious that you will be begging for more. This recipe is easy to follow and yields a moist and flavorful fruitcake that will be sure to impress your friends and family. Make sure to try this recipe during the holidays, you won’t be disappointed!
Ingredients
- Whole red candied cherries, 1-1/2 cups
- Whole green candied cherries, 1-1/2 cups
- Candied pineapple (diced), 3 cups
- Walnut halves, 1 pound
- Golden raisins, 10 oz
- Shortening, 1 cup
- Sugar, 1 cup
- 5 large eggs
- Vanilla extract, 4 tablespoons
- All-purpose flour, 3 cups
- Baking powder, 3 teaspoons
- Salt, 1 teaspoon
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 300°. Mix the fruit and nuts together. Combine the shortening and sugar in a separate bowl. Stir in the eggs and vanilla extract.
Step 2
Mix flour, baking powder, and salt into the creamed mixture. Pour over fruit and nuts and stir well.
Step 3
Place in a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake this for about two hours or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes.
Step 4
Place on a wire rack to cool completely. Bring the dish to room temperature before cutting.
Claxton Fruit Cake Recipe
Type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Recipe Yield: 16 Servings
Preparation Time: 30 Min
Cooking Time: 2 Hours
Total Time: 2 Hours 30 Min
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Portillo’s Italian Beef Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lb Beef chuck
- 1 Bay leaf
- 5 tbsp Prepared mustard
- ½ tsp Onion powder
- 5 oz Red onions
- ½ tsp Dried oregano
- ½ tsp Dried thyme
- ½ tsp Dried dill
- ½ tsp Dried basil
- ½ tsp Dried rosemary
- 3 oz Carrots
- ½ tsp Garlic powder
- 3 oz Celery
- 3 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 4 cups Beef broth
- Salt to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
For Serving:
- 2 Hoagie rolls
- Mayonnaise
- 2 oz Pepperoncini (¼ cup)
- Cooking broth
- Prepared mustard
Instructions
- Take a skillet and add vegetable oil to it. Heat the oil.
- In the hot oil, add the beef chuck, salt, and black pepper and sear it. Make sure to sear on all sides so that the beef gets caramelized evenly all over.
- Take the stewed beef out of the skillet and brush the prepared mustard on all the surfaces of the beef.
- Take a crockpot and add chunked celery, chunked carrots, and quartered onions in it so that they make a vegetable bed.
- On the vegetable bed, add all the herbs and spices along with bay leaf.
- Put a layer of seared beef on the vegetable bed and spices.
- In this preparation, add the beef broth all over.
- Cover the crockpot and cook it. Cook on a high for 6 hours. If you have time, cook on low for 12 hours. It will bring out better results. The desired level of doneness is when the meat is completely tender and can be easily shredded. If you are doing slow cooking, keep adding more beef broth to maintain its level so the recipe does not dry out.
- When completely cooked, remove the meat and put it in a separate dish. Then take out the vegetables and all other ingredients and put them in a sauce pot.
- Simmer this mixture and lessen the volume of the sauce to half.
- Strain the sauce. Remove the solids and discard them.
- Place the beef in a flat dish or plate and shred it using forks.
- Warm the beef in a heated pan with a small amount of broth.
- Then slice and toast the hoagie rolls.
- On each side of sliced bread, spread the mustard and mayonnaise.
- Put on a layer of warmed beef and then add pepper strips along the sides of the roll to seal the contents inside. Your yummy Portillo’s Italian Beef is ready. Serve while hot along with the broth. Bon appetit!
