White fruit cake

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
12Whole eggs; separated
1poundsSugar
1poundsMargarine
5cupsFlour; sifted
½poundsCoconut
½poundsPecans
1poundsWalnuts
1poundsCandied pineapple
1packWhite raisins
2Jiggers whiskey
1Jigger vanilla extract
1poundsCandied cherries; 1/2 red, 1/2 green

Directions

Cream sugar, butter and the 12 egg yolks. Add flour (minus 1 cup) and mix with the creamed mixture. Flour the candied fruits, raisins and nuts with 1 cup of the flour and add to creamed mixture; mix well. Add whiskey and vanilla; mix well. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into creamed mixture and mix well. Pour batter in waxed, greased loaf pans (over ½ full). Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.

Recipe by: Mariella Resio

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #925 by Sewgoode@... on Nov 26, 1997