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Old Fashioned Fruit Cake

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Recipe

This old fashioned fruit cake is a classic. Candied fruits, rum, molasses and all kinds of spices make the cake rich in flavor.

 

Yield

12 servings

Prep

30 min

Cook

4 hrs

Ready

24 hrs
Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
3 ¾ cups mixed candied peel
diced
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2 ½ cups raisins, seedless
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2 cups currants
2 cups pecans
coarsely chopped
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1 cup candied cherries
red, halved
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1 cup candied cherries
green, halved
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½ cup dark rum
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1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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½ teaspoon cloves
ground
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¼ teaspoon nutmeg
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¼ teaspoon allspice
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teaspoon salt
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1 cup butter
softened
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1 cup brown sugar
packed
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3 large eggs
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2 tablespoons molasses
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
887 ml mixed candied peel
diced
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591 ml raisins, seedless
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473 ml currants
473 ml pecans
coarsely chopped
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237 ml candied cherries
red, halved
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237 ml candied cherries
green, halved
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118 ml dark rum
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414 ml all-purpose flour
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5 ml baking powder
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5 ml cinnamon
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2.5 ml cloves
ground
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1.3 ml nutmeg
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1.3 ml allspice
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0.6 ml salt
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237 ml butter
softened
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237 ml brown sugar
packed
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3 large eggs
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3E+1 ml molasses
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1E+1 ml vanilla extract
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Directions

Prepare two 9x5 inch loaf pans or one 8 inch square pan.

In bowl combine peels, raisins, currants, pecans and cherries.

Pour in rum; mix well.

Cover and let stand at room temperature for 8 hours or up to 24 hours is best.

Toss with ½ cup of the flour; set aside.

Combine remaining flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice and salt; set aside.

In large bowl cream butter with sugar until fluffy.

Beat in eggs, one at time, molasses and vanilla beating well.

Stir in flour mixture just until blended; stir in fruit mixture.

Turn into prepared pans.

Bake at 250 degrees F for about 3 hours for loaf pans or 4½ hours for square cake pan or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.

Let cool in pans on rack for 30 minutes; remove from pans.

Remove paper and let cool completely on rack.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 121g (4.3 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 46159% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 30g 46%
Saturated Fat 11g 57%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 94mg 31%
Sodium 157mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 16g 16%
Dietary Fiber 4g 14%
Sugars g
Protein 13g
Vitamin A 12% Vitamin C 58%
Calcium 7% Iron 15%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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