English Fruitcake
Yield
1 servingsPrep
30 minCook
Ready
Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ½ | cups |
cake flour
sifted |
|
| 2 ½ | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
mace
|
|
| 1 | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1 ⅞ | cups |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
well beaten |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
lemon extract
|
*
|
| 3 ¼ | cups |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
candied orange peel
sliced |
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
candied lemon peel
sliced |
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
citron
sliced |
|
| ¼ | cup |
candied cherries
sliced |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
walnuts
chopped |
|
| 1 | cup |
fruit juice
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | l |
cake flour
sifted |
|
| 13 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
mace
|
|
| 237 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 444 | ml |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
well beaten |
|
| 5 | ml |
lemon extract
|
*
|
| 769 | ml |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| 59 | ml |
candied orange peel
sliced |
*
|
| 59 | ml |
candied lemon peel
sliced |
*
|
| 59 | ml |
citron
sliced |
|
| 59 | ml |
candied cherries
sliced |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
walnuts
chopped |
|
| 237 | ml |
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 2½ hours.
Test with a toothpick or your cake tester before removing from the oven.
