Side Pannel
Mom's Fruitcake
Ingredients List
- 1 1/2 c Butter, softened
- 1 pk Confectioner's sugar
- Flour
- 6 lg Eggs
- 1 c Bourbon (or rum)
- 4 tb Vanilla extract
- 1 lb Golden raisins
- 1 lb Glace cherries
- 1 lb Glace pineapple
- 1/3 lb Glace citron (or more,
- -up to a pound)
- 1/4 lb Candied orange peel
- 1/4 lb Candied lemon peel
- 1 qt Pecan halves
- 14 oz Coconut, flaked
Directions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line the bottom and sides of a large tube
pan and a small loaf pan with foil; grease the pans. Chop coarsely the
raisins, cherries, pineapple, citron, orange peel, lemon peel and pecan
halves.
In large bowl, soften the 3 sticks of butter. Cream in a box of
confectioner's sugar, then fill box to the same level with flour. Pour half
of the flour over the fruit and nuts; mix thoroughly so all are
well-floured.
Add six eggs to butter/sugar, one at a time, while beating. Add vanilla
extract and fold in flour. Stir in fruits and nuts; fold in liquor. Pour
into cake pans and bake approximately 2 hours.
Mom's notes:
* 3 # cherries, pineapple, raisin; 1 # citron; 3/4 lemon/orange peel; 2 #
butter; 3 packages coconut, 2 # cake flour; 4 # confectioner's sugar, fifth
of bourbon.
pan and a small loaf pan with foil; grease the pans. Chop coarsely the
raisins, cherries, pineapple, citron, orange peel, lemon peel and pecan
halves.
In large bowl, soften the 3 sticks of butter. Cream in a box of
confectioner's sugar, then fill box to the same level with flour. Pour half
of the flour over the fruit and nuts; mix thoroughly so all are
well-floured.
Add six eggs to butter/sugar, one at a time, while beating. Add vanilla
extract and fold in flour. Stir in fruits and nuts; fold in liquor. Pour
into cake pans and bake approximately 2 hours.
Mom's notes:
* 3 # cherries, pineapple, raisin; 1 # citron; 3/4 lemon/orange peel; 2 #
butter; 3 packages coconut, 2 # cake flour; 4 # confectioner's sugar, fifth
of bourbon.
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