Fruit cake

Fruit cake

Ingredients/Components

• cinnamon
• eggs - 6 item
• salt
• chopped nuts - 3/4 lb
• flour
• brown sugar - 3 c
• nutmeg
• soda - 3/4 tsp
• baking powder
• shortening
• molasses - 3/4 c
• cloves - 3/4 tsp
• seedless raisins
• candied cherries - 3/4 lb
• mace - 3/4 tsp
• strong coffee - 1 c
• candied pineapple - 3/4 lb
• dates - 3/4 lb
• currants - 3/4 lb
• grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
• grated rind and juice of 1 orange
• tart jelly - 3/4 c

How to make fruit cake:

Cream together the shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs and sifted dry ingredients alternately with coffee, jelly and molasses. Blend in fruits. Line two 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pans with heavy wrapping paper and grease. Fill pans almost full. Bake 2 1/2 hours at 300°. Cover with paper last hour until tester comes out clean. Cool. Wrap in wax paper. Store in airtight container.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cakes, Fruit.