Fresh Christmas Fruit Cake

13 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. butter
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 1/2 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. each: cinnamon, ground cloves and nutmeg
  • 1 c. dates, chopped
  • 1 c. buttermilk
  • 1 c. sweet milk
  • 1 c. raisins
  • 2 c. fresh apples
  • 2 c. nuts (pecans)
  • 1 c. blackberry jam

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream butter and sugar, then beat in the eggs.
  2. 2
    Mix the dry ingredients, including the spices and stir this mixture in alternately with the milks into the butter mixture.
  3. 3
    When well mixed, stir in the fruits, chopped nuts and jam.
  4. 4
    Pour batter into 4 greased and floured cake pans.
  5. 5
    Bake at 350° until done (about 30 minutes).

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