Fruit Cake

Name: Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. butter; 2 c. sugar; 2 c. flour; 1 tsp. soda; 1 tsp. baking powder; 5 eggs; 2 c. pecans; 1/2 box raisins; 1 tsp. cloves; 1 tsp. allspice; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 1/2 lb. candied green pineapple; 1/2 lb. candied red pineapple; 1/2 lb. mixed fruit cake mix; 1/2 pt. fig preserves, drained; 1/2 pt. pear preserves, drained; 1/2 lb. candied cherries; 1 (8 oz.) pkg. dates

18 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
5 eggs
2 c. pecans
1/2 box raisins
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 lb. candied green pineapple
1/2 lb. candied red pineapple
1/2 lb. mixed fruit cake mix
1/2 pt. fig preserves, drained
1/2 pt. pear preserves, drained
1/2 lb. candied cherries
1 (8 oz.) pkg. dates

Directions

1

Cream butter and sugar real well.
2

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
3

Combine flour and spices; mix together, then add to the butter mixture.
4

Add this to all the fruit, nuts and preserves that have been chopped.
5

Line a tube cake pan with brown paper; grease the paper with cooking oil.
6

Add the cake to this pan; cover with wax paper and tie the paper down with a string.
7

Put the rack in the pressure cooker that has about 3 cups of water in the bottom of the cooker.
8

Cook on 10 pounds pressure for 45 minutes.