Light Fruit Cake Recipe

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Servings: 12

Ingredients

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  • 1 pound butter
  • 6 large eggs
  • 5 1/2 c. flour
  • 1 1/2 c. liquid (hot) fruit juice from maraschino cherries
  • 2 c. flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking pwdr
  • 2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 pound mixed peel (or possibly 1 pound orange peel)
  • 6 slices candied pineapple
  • 2 c. blanched sultana yellow raisins
  • 1 1/2 c. shredded coconut
  • 2 lbs. candied cherries
  • 2 pound fruit cake mixed fruit mix

Directions

  1. Cream butter, add in sugar slowly. Separate large eggs, add in 1 unbeaten egg yolk at a time to the butter and sugar mix. Sift flour, baking pwdr and nutmeg together 3 times. Add in all but 1 cupful alternately with warm liquid to batter. Sprinkle reserved cup of flour over prepared fruit and nut mix.Put together batter and fruit; mix well. Beat egg whites till stiff and fold into the combined ingredients. Line deep baking tins with several thicknesses of waxed or possibly brown paper. Bake in a slow oven at 300 degrees or possibly 324 not over, between 4 and 4 1/2 hrs. Approximately 15 lb of cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 546g
Recipe makes 12 servings
Calories 1024  
Calories from Fat 324 32%
Total Fat 36.89g 46%
Saturated Fat 22.59g 90%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 185mg 62%
Sodium 545mg 23%
Potassium 602mg 17%
Total Carbs 167.3g 45%
Dietary Fiber 11.3g 38%
Sugars 92.51g 62%
Protein 14.12g 23%
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