Extra Special Fruit Cake

10 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. Brazil nuts or pecans (1 3/4 c.)
  • 1 lb. walnuts (2 1/4 c.)
  • 1 lb. dates (3 c.)
  • 1 1/2 c. sugar
  • 1 1/2 c. cake flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 3 3/4 oz. red maraschino cherries
  • 3 3/4 oz. green maraschino cherries
  • 5 eggs

Directions

  1. 1
    Do not chop nuts or dates, leave whole. Pour sugar over nuts and dates. Sift together and add cake flour, baking powder and salt. Add red and green cherries and juice.
  2. 2
    Separate 5 eggs and add beaten egg yolks.
  3. 3
    Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites last. Grease pans well. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  4. 4
    Makes 2 loaf size cakes.

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