Excellent Holiday Fruitcake
Yield
16 servingsPrep
15 minCook
1Ready
1Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pound |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| 1 ⅓ | cups |
water
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cloves, ground
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
nutmeg
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
allspice
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | cup |
walnuts
chopped |
|
| 1 | pound |
candied fruit
holiday fruit |
|
| 2 |
eggs
|
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 453.6 | g |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| 315 | ml |
water
|
|
| 355 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 59 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 591 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
cloves, ground
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
nutmeg
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
allspice
|
|
| 5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 118 | ml |
walnuts
chopped |
|
| 453.6 | g |
candied fruit
holiday fruit |
|
| 2 |
eggs
|
*
|
Directions
In a medium sized saucepan, combine the sugar, raisins and Boil for 5 minutes. (Note, you may substitute ¾ cup light brown sugar and ¾ cup granulated sugar; you may also substitute 1 cup of water and ⅓ cup light rum).
Meanwhile, while the raisin mixture is boiling, add ¼ cup shortening.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, spices, soda and Mix well, and add the holiday fruit and nuts.
In a small bowl, beat the eggs well. When the raisin mixture has boiled for 5 minutes, QUICKLY add the egg mixture to the raisin mixture and then QUICKLY add all to the flour mixture and blend well.
Pour into a lightly greased tube pan and bake at 300F for 1½ hours.
Cool completely. Source: Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY Typed for you by: Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS, Watertown, NY 1993 315-785-8098 or 315-786-1120
