8 Pound Golden Fruit Cake

Name: 8 Pound Golden Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. puffed raisins; 1/2 lb. currants; 1 lb. figs; 1/2 lb. citron; 1/2 lb. candid cherries; 1/2 lb. pineapple; 1/2 lb. lemon peel; 1/4 lb. orange peel; 1 lb. pecans; 8 eggs; 2 c. shortening; 2 tsp. cinnamon; 6 3/4 c. cake flour; 1 c. sweet milk; 1 c. light jelly; 3 tsp. baking powder; 2 tsp. vanilla; 1 tsp. salt; 3 c. light brown sugar

19 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

1/2 lb. puffed raisins
1/2 lb. currants
1 lb. figs
1/2 lb. citron
1/2 lb. candid cherries
1/2 lb. pineapple
1/2 lb. lemon peel
1/4 lb. orange peel
1 lb. pecans
8 eggs
2 c. shortening
2 tsp. cinnamon
6 3/4 c. cake flour
1 c. sweet milk
1 c. light jelly
3 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
3 c. light brown sugar

Directions

1

Cut cherries into halves.
2

Slice rest of fruit.
3

Finely chop pecans.
4

Cream shortening, adding sugar gradually.
5

Cream well. Beat eggs until very light.
6

Add and beat well.
7

Sift flour once before measuring, then sift flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon together.
8

Dredge fruit and nuts with 1/2 this mixture. Add remainder to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
9

Add vanilla.
10

Stir into the fruit and nut mix well.
11

Line greased pans with heavy paper.
12

Fill cake pans and bake at 300°.
13

Keep pans covered first half of baking.
14

Cook 2 to 3 hours.
15

Yum, yum.