Wedding Cake
Yield
1 cakePrep
30 minCook
4 hrsReady
4 hrsTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 ½ | cups |
cake flour
sifted |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cloves
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cloves
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
mace
|
|
| 1 | pound |
vegetable shortening
|
|
| 1 | pound |
brown sugar
|
|
| 10 | large |
eggs
well beaten |
|
| ½ | pound |
candied cherries
cut in half |
|
| ½ | pound |
candied pineapple
diced |
|
| 1 | pound |
dates
seeded, sliced |
|
| 1 | pound |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| 1 | pound |
currants
|
|
| ½ | pound |
citron
thinly sliced |
|
| ½ | pound |
candied orange peel
or lemon, sliced |
*
|
| ½ | pound |
nuts
chopped |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
honey
|
|
| 1 | cup |
molasses
|
|
| ½ | cup |
apple cider
|
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | l |
cake flour
sifted |
|
| 5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
cloves
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
cloves
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
mace
|
|
| 453.6 | g |
vegetable shortening
|
|
| 453.6 | g |
brown sugar
|
|
| 1E+1 | large |
eggs
well beaten |
|
| 226.8 | g |
candied cherries
cut in half |
|
| 226.8 | g |
candied pineapple
diced |
|
| 453.6 | g |
dates
seeded, sliced |
|
| 453.6 | g |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| 453.6 | g |
currants
|
|
| 226.8 | g |
citron
thinly sliced |
|
| 226.8 | g |
candied orange peel
or lemon, sliced |
*
|
| 226.8 | g |
nuts
chopped |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
honey
|
|
| 237 | ml |
molasses
|
|
| 118 | ml |
apple cider
|
*
|
Directions
Sift flour, baking powder and spices together 3 times.
Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs, fruit, nuts, honey, molasses and cider.
Add flour in small amounts, mixing well after each addition.
Turn into cake pans which have been greased, lined with heavy paper and again greased.
Bake in a 250 degrees F. oven. For large loaves, bake in 8x4x3 inch pans about 4 hours.
Spread ornamental icing on top and sides of cake and decorate with simple borders and rosettes of icing.
