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Grandma Alice's Dark Fruit Cake
Ingredients
- 1 pound butter
- 10 Large eggs, well beaten
- 4 c. flour
- 1/2 c. cider
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon mace
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 pound dates, seeded & sliced
- 2 1/2 c. nut meats (more if desired) (Brazil nuts, walnuts, pecans, etc.)
- 1 pound seeded raisins
- 3 pound fruit cake mix
- 1 pound brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon double acting baking pwdr
- 1 pound currants
- 1 c. honey, strained
Directions
- Sift flour once. Add in baking pwdr and spices. Then sift 3 more times. Cream shortening. Add in sugar gradually, then the well beaten Large eggs. Add in fruit, peel, nuts, honey, molasses and cider. Add in flour gradually.
- Bake in pans which are greased and thoroughly lined with oiled paper. Bake in slow oven (250 degrees) for 3-3 1/2 hrs with a pan of water under the cake on the bottom of oven to keep from burning on bottom. Makes 10 pounds.
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