Jack's Favorite Fruit Cake
Laura
Fruit Cake? A Holiday Favorite? Why, yes.
ingredients
- 1 1/2 Lbs. Butter
- 1 lb. Sugar
- 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp. Lemon Extract
- 10 Eggs
- 6 Cups Flour
- 1 tsp. Baking Powder
- 1 scant teaspoon Salt
- 1 lb. Raisins
- 1 lb. Jar of Grape-Apple Jelly
- 1 lb. Mixed Fruit
- 1 lb. Chopped Dates
- 1 small carton of Candied Pineapple
- 1 lb. Candied Cherries
- 2 small cartons Orange Peel
- 1 1/2 lbs. Black Walnuts
- 3 lbs Pecans
- 2 lbs English Walnuts (Weighed in Shells)
- 2 lbs Brazil Nuts (Weighed in Shells)
directions
- 1
In a mixer, cream: Butter, Sugar, Vanilla, Lemon
- 2
Beat in the Eggs-beat well
- 3
Mix: Flour, Baking Powder, Salt and stir into batter.
- 4
In another bowl, add all the fruits and dates. Coat lightly with flour
- 5
Add fruit to batter; stir in grape-apple jelly.
- 6
Stir Nuts into Batter
- 7
Bake at 250° until tester comes out clean. Put 1/2 cup water in dish in oven.
notes
Use a BIG Bowl
Source: Jack Paden
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