Japanese fruit cake

Japanese fruit cake

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 2 c
• cinnamon - 1 tsp
• eggs - 6 item
• milk - 1 c
• flour - 5 Tbsp
• butter - 1 c
• baking powder - 3 tsp
• boiling water - 2 c
• self-rising flour - 3 c
• pecans - 1 c
• allspice - 1 tsp
• black walnuts - 1 c
• orange juice - 2 c
• candied cherries
• dates
• Add eggs and beat
• raisins, chopped or cut - 1 c
• coconut, grated frozen coconut may be used - 1 item
• coconuts, grated frozen coconut may be used - 2 item

How to make japanese fruit cake:

Cream butter; add sugar and mix well. Add eggs and beat. Mix flour, baking powder, spice and cinnamon together and sift. Reserve 1 cup flour mixture. Add remaining flour mixture and milk to first mixture. Add coconut. Sprinkle 1 cup flour over remaining ingredients and add to first mixture. Mix well. Pour into greased and floured cake pans. Bake at 350° until done. This will make 2 small or 1 large cake.Filling for Japanese Fruit Cake:4 c. sugar2 c. boiling water5 Tbsp. flour2 c. orange juice2 coconuts, grated (frozen coconut may be used) Mix flour, sugar and boiling water together. Let boil a few minutes. Add orange juice and boil until it starts to thicken. Add coconut; cook until thick enough to spread. Cool slightly and spread on cake. Cake can be frozen.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cakes, Christmas.