Japanese fruitcake recipe

I REMEMBER MY GRANDMOTHER MAKING this lovely celebration cake each year for the holidays. As a girl I thought this was the most impressive and beautiful cake I had ever seen! After my grandmother passed away, the cake stopped appearing at our holiday gatherings. For years, I asked family members, especially some of the older aunts, if they had the recipe. I searched through old southern cookbooks. Last summer, because she knows my interest in heirloom recipes, Mama gave me a cookbooklet she…

This is my mom’s recipe for Japanese fruitcake, a showstopper of a cake with two light (plain) layers and two dark layers (with nuts and raisins). Between each layer is a deliciously fruity lemon coconut filling.

A 4-layer spice cake full of nuts, raisins, and coconut is filled with cooked citrus and coconut filling.

It's been about 10 years since I've had Grandma's cooking. One of my favorite things that she made was Japanese Fruitcake. She didn't really have a recipe in the strictest sense of the word, just some notes scrawled on an old piece of paper. I had never made a cake from scratch before, but it turned out pretty good.

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I REMEMBER MY GRANDMOTHER MAKING this lovely celebration cake each year for the holidays. As a girl I thought this was the most impressive and beautiful cake I had ever seen! After my grandmother passed away, the cake stopped appearing at our holiday gatherings. For years, I asked family members, especially some of the older aunts, if they had the recipe. I searched through old southern cookbooks. Last summer, because she knows my interest in heirloom recipes, Mama gave me a cookbooklet she…

This article will teach you how to make a good old-fashioned fruitcake, including several different variations. All of these recipes will make your mouth water. Happy holidays!

Follow our complete, step-by-step, instructions to make this Southern favorite known as a Japanese Fruitcake. This old fashioned Christmas cake contains raisins in a spice flavored cake with a coconut and orange filling.

This Old-Fashioned German Fruit Cake is a spiced, fruit-filled treat perfect for the holiday season. With a combination of molasses, buttermilk, and a medley of dried fruits and nuts, this cake is a delightful twist on the classic fruitcake. Add rum or brandy for extra flavor, and let it age for a couple of weeks for the best taste! #germanfruitcake #holidaybaking #fruitcake #traditionalbaking #christmasdesserts #holidaytreats

Today, I’m super thrilled to share a nostalgic treat that has journeyed through generations in my family—Grandma’s fruit cake.