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| James Beards Mothers Fruit Cake Recipe |
Category: Desserts / Cakes
Rating:
N/A
Servings: 6
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Ingredients
125 gm glace cherries
90 gm glace apricot
250 gm glace pineapple
125 gm mixed peel
300 gm raisins
125 gm sultanas
125 gm currants
1/3 cup brandy
90 gm pecans
1/4 cup flour
90 gm butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup soft brown sugar
3 large eggs
45 gm grated dark chocolate
1 tablespoon brandy
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 pinch ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Cooking Directions:
Place cherries, apricots, pineapple, peel, raisins, sultanas, currants in a bowl. Marinate in brandy 2 days stirring occasionaly. Add nuts and 1/4 cup of flour, stir well. Cream butter with two sugars add eggs mixing well between each. Add chocolate and brandy. Sift in flour, cinammon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder. Add fruit mix and blend thoroughly. Pour into tin, hollow the centre, bake 150degrees 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Paint with brandy and store at least two months to mature.
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