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Heirloom Fruitcake Recipe


   
Recipe Categories: Cake Recipes
Yield: 1 servings
 
Ingredients
  2  lb Candied cherries  
  2  lb Candied pineapple  
  1/2  lb Citron  
  1/2  lb Candied orange peel  
  1/2  lb Candied lemon peel  
  2  lb Pitted dates  
  2  lb Golden raisins  
  1  lb Dark raisins  
  1  lb Currants  
  11  oz Shelled pecans  
    Flour  
  1  lb Butter or margarine  
  1  lb Brown sugar  
  12   Eggs  
  1  tb Vanilla  
  1  lg Lemon (Juice only)  
  1  lg Orange (juice only)  
  2  ts Baking powder  
  2  ts Baking soda  
  1  ts Ground nutmeg  
  1  ts Ground allspice  
  1  tb Ground cinnamon  
  1 1/2  c Grape juice or wine  
    Light corn syrup  
    Additional fruits & pecans  
 
Instructions
 
  1. Cut fruit into small pieces and chop nuts. Mix fruit and nuts with enough flour to coat well. Cream butter and sugar until light. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and lemon and orange juices. Resift 4 cups sifted flour with baking powder, soda, nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon. Add alternately with grape juice to egg mixture. Stir in fruit and nut mixture.

 
  2. Grease 2 (9- x 5-inch) loaf pans and 1 (10-inch) tube pan. Line with brown paper and grease paper. Turn batter into pans, filling 3/4 full. Bake at 200F. Loaf pans will require about 4 1/2 hours. Tube pan about 6 1/2 hours. About 30 minutes before cake is done, brush light corn syrup over top and decorate with nuts and fruits. Cool in pans. Pour a little additional wine over top of cooled cake, if desired, wrap and store in cool place 1 month before using.

 
   


 



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