Christmas cake
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handlebear, here is my fruitcake recipe. I used to make it every year when I was younger, but haven't done so for a long time until this year. I substituted red wine for grape juice.
½ lb. currants
1 lb. raisins
½ lb. candied cherries
4 oz. preserved citron
4 oz. mixed fruit peel
1½ candied pineapple rings
¼ lb. dates
½ lb. almonds
2 cups flour
½ lb sugar
½ lb. butter
¼ cup molasses
5 eggs
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. each cloves, nutmeg, allspice, baking soda, salt
½ cup grape juice
½ orange juice
½ cup lemon juice
Wash currants and raisins. Halve cherries. Chop citron, peel, pineapple and dates. Combine all fruit with almonds. Dredge in ¼ cup flour. Allow to stand for 8 hours.
Cream sugar and butter, add molasses and eggs and beat well. Sift remaining flour with dry ingredients. Add to sugar-butter mixture alternately with juices. Beat thoroughly. Pour over fruit and blend well.
Prepare Christmas cake pans by greasing thoroughly and lining with 2 layers of foil. Bake cakes at 350°F for 30 to 40 minutes.
Makes 12 pounds of cake.
handlebear, here is my fruitcake recipe. I used to make it every year when I was younger, but haven't done so for a long time until this year. I substituted red wine for grape juice.½ lb. currants
1 lb. raisins
½ lb. candied cherries
4 oz. preserved citron
4 oz. mixed fruit peel
1½ candied pineapple rings
¼ lb. dates
½ lb. almonds
2 cups flour
½ lb sugar
½ lb. butter
¼ cup molasses
5 eggs
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. each cloves, nutmeg, allspice, baking soda, salt
½ cup grape juice
½ orange juice
½ cup lemon juice
Wash currants and raisins. Halve cherries. Chop citron, peel, pineapple and dates. Combine all fruit with almonds. Dredge in ¼ cup flour. Allow to stand for 8 hours.
Cream sugar and butter, add molasses and eggs and beat well. Sift remaining flour with dry ingredients. Add to sugar-butter mixture alternately with juices. Beat thoroughly. Pour over fruit and blend well.
Prepare Christmas cake pans by greasing thoroughly and lining with 2 layers of foil. Bake cakes at 350°F for 30 to 40 minutes.
Makes 12 pounds of cake.
