Alice'S Fruit Cake

18 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. chopped dates
  • 4 oz. orange peel
  • 4 oz. lemon peel
  • 8 oz. red cherries
  • 8 oz. light raisins
  • 8 oz. dark raisins
  • 1 c. butter
  • 2 c. brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. allspice
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. cloves
  • 1 c. pear honey preserves
  • 3/4 c. orange juice
  • 1 c. chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream the butter and brown sugar. Add eggs.
  2. 2
    Mix in pear honey.
  3. 3
    Sift dry ingredients and mix 1/2 cup fruit and nut mixture. Add to creamed mixture, then add dry ingredients alternately with orange juice.
  4. 4
    Makes 3 medium size loaves.
  5. 5
    Bake in preheated oven at 275° for 3 to 3 1/2 hours.

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