Old Fashioned Fruit Cake Recipe

Old Fashioned Fruit Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

3-3/4 c of mixed peels (candied)
2-1/2 c of raisins
1 c of red cherries (candied); halved
2 c of currants
1/2 c of rum (rum)
2 c of pecans; chopped coarsely
1 c of red cherries (candied); halved
1-3/4 c of flour (all purpose)
1 tsp of baking powder (Calumet)
1 tsp of cinnamon (ground)
1/2 tsp of cloves (ground)
1/4 tsp of allspice
3 pcs of eggs
1/8 tsp of salt
1 c of softened butter
1 c of sugar (brown)
2 Tbsps of molasses
1/4 tsp of nutmeg (ground)
2 tsps of vanilla

Instructions:

Grease an 8-inch square baking pan or two 9×5-inch (loaf) pans. Combine the peels, currants, raisins, cherries, and pecans inside a bowl; mix them well. Pour the rum onto the bowl; mix thoroughly and cover. Let it stand for 8-24 hrs.

Toss half cup flour on the mixture then set on the side. Combine the rest of flour, Calumet, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and allspice; stir them well and set on the side.

Combine butter and sugar; beat till fluffy and creamy. Add the eggs individually, while beating continuously. Add the mixture of flour; stir thoroughly till blended well.

Add the mixture of fruits; stir thoroughly till blended. Transfer onto the prepared pan(s). Bake inside the oven at 250 degrees F for 4-1/2 hrs on square baking pan or 3 hrs on (loaf) pans.

Let the cake cool inside the pans for half an hour. Take out the cake from the pans and cool them completely.

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