Berkshire Fruitcake

14 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 13 cups cake flour, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 12 teaspoon clove
  • 12 teaspoon mace
  • 1 cup butter or 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 6 eggs, well beaten
  • 4 12 cups raisins
  • 4 12 cups currants
  • 1 cup citron, thinly cut
  • 14 cup grape juice
  • 34 cup light molasses

Directions

  1. 1
    Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder, salt, and spices; sift together three times.
  2. 2
    Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy.
  3. 3
    Add eggs and beat well.
  4. 4
    Add fruit, grape juice, and molasses, and mix well.
  5. 5
    Add flour gradually, beating after each addition until smooth.
  6. 6
    Turn into tube pan, which has been greased, lined with heavy paper, and again greased.
  7. 7
    Bake in very slow oven ( 250 F.) 4-1/2 hours, or until done.

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