Festive Fruitcake

Name: Festive Fruitcake
Ingredients: 12 cups raisins; 3 cups dried currants; 2 pounds candied mixed fruit; 1 pound candied cherries; 1 (16 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained; 1 1/4 cups dates, pitted and chopped; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups butter, softened; 2 cups white sugar; 12 egg yolks; 1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 cup orange juice; 4 cups chopped walnuts; 12 egg whites

22 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

12 cups raisins
3 cups dried currants
2 pounds candied mixed fruit
1 pound candied cherries
1 (16 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained
1 1/4 cups dates, pitted and chopped
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
12 egg yolks
1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1 cup orange juice
4 cups chopped walnuts
12 egg whites

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease four 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans, and then line with brown paper or foil. Grease again.
2

In a large container stir raisins, currants, candied fruit mix, candied cherries, maraschino cherries, dates, and 1 cup flour together until all the fruit is well coated with flour.
3

Measure 2 1/4 cup flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a medium bowl. Stir to mix.
4

In a very large bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the sugar. Beat in egg yolks three at a time. Stir in pineapple with juice and vanilla. Add flour mixture in 3 parts alternately with fruit juice in 2 parts to the creamed mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in walnuts.
5

In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold egg whites into batter, and stir in fruit gently. Divide batter among pans. Smooth.
6

Bake for about 3 hours until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.