English fruitcake

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Preparation Time:

20 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Moderate

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

5 1/2 c Sifted cake flour
2 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Mace
1 c Shortening
1 7/8 c Brown sugar
3 Eggs, well beaten
1 ts Lemon extract
3 1/4 c Raisins
1/4 c Sliced candied orange peel
1/4 c Sliced candied lemon peel
1/4 c Sliced citron
1/4 c Sliced candied cherries
1 c Chopped walnut meats
1 c Fruit juice

Sift flour, baking powder and mace together 3 times. Cream shortening
and sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Add lemon
extract, fruit and nuts and mix well. Add dry ingredients and fruit
juice alternately in small amounts, beating thoroughly after each
addition. Pour into tube pan lined with greased brown paper. Bake in
a 300 degree oven for between 2 and 2 1/2 hours. Test with a
toothpick or your cake tester before removing from the oven.