Excellent holiday fruitcake
16 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pounds | Raisins |
| 1⅓ | cup | Water |
| 1½ | cup | Sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Shortening |
| 2½ | cup | Flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cloves, ground |
| ½ | teaspoon | Nutmeg, ground |
| ½ | teaspoon | Allspice |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | cup | Chopped walnuts |
| 1 | pounds | Holiday fruit |
| 2 | Eggs | |
Directions
1. In a medium sized saucepan, combine the sugar, raisins and water, and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. (Note, you may substitute ¾ cup light brown sugar and ¾ cup granulated sugar; you may also substitute 1 cup of water and ⅓ cup light rum).
2. Meanwhile, while the raisin mixture is boiling, add ¼ cup short- ening.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, spices, soda and powder. Mix well, and add the holiday fruit and nuts.
4. In a small bowl, beat the eggs well. When the raisin mixture has boiled for 5 minutes, QUICKLY add the egg mixture to the raisin mixture and then QUICKLY add all to the flour mixture and blend well.
5. Pour into a lightly greased tube pan and bake at 300F for 1½ hours.
6. Cool completely.
Source: Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY Typed for you by: Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS, Watertown, NY 1993 315-785-8098 or 315-786-1120