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English Fruitcake
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Servings: 1
Categories:
Cakes
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Desserts
Ingredients: 5 1/2
cups
Sifted cake flour 2 1/2
teaspoons
Baking powder 1/4
teaspoon
Mace 1
cup
Shortening 1 7/8
cups
Brown sugar 3
Eggs,
well beaten
1
teaspoon
Lemon extract 3 1/4
cups
Raisins 1/4
cup
Sliced candied orange peel 1/4
cup
Sliced candied lemon peel 1/4
cup
Sliced citron 1/4
cup
Sliced candied cherries 1
cup
Chopped walnut meats 1
cup
Fruit juice
Directions:
Sift flour, baking powder and mace together 3 times. Cream shortening and sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Add lemon extract, fruit and nuts and mix well. Add dry ingredients and fruit juice alternately in small amounts, beating thoroughly after each addition. Pour into tube pan lined with greased brown paper. Bake in a 300 degree oven for between 2 and 2 1/2 hours. Test with a toothpick or your cake tester before removing from the oven.
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