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Excellent Holiday Fruitcake

Recipe

Title:

Excellent Holiday Fruitcake

Categories:

Cakes

Yield:

16 servings

Ingredients

• 1 lb Raisins
• 1/2 ts Allspice
• 1 1/3 c Water
• 1 ts Cinnamon
• 1 1/2 c Sugar
• 1 ts Baking soda
• 1/4 c Shortening
• 1 ts Baking powder
• 2 1/2 c Flour
• 1 ts Salt
• 1 ts Salt
• 1/2 c Chopped walnuts
• 1/2 ts Cloves, ground
• 1 lb Holiday fruit
• 1/2 ts Nutmeg, ground
• 2
• Eggs

Ingredients

• 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 3/4 cup
• light brown sugar and 3/4 cup granulated sugar; you may also substitute 1
• cup of water and 1/3 cup light rum).

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• 2. Meanwhile, while the raisin mixture is boiling, add 1/4 cup short-
• ening.

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• 3. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, spices, soda and powder. Mix
• well, and add the holiday fruit and nuts.

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• 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.

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• 5. Pour into a lightly greased tube pan and bake at 300F for 1 1/2 hours.

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• 6. Cool completely.

Directions

1. 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