Fruit Cake

Name: Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1 lb. citron; 1 lb. candied apricots; 1 lb. candied pineapple; 1 lb. cherries; 3 lb. seeded raisins; 1 1/2 lb. currants; 1/2 lb. butter; 1/2 lb. brown sugar; 1/2 c. brandy; 6 eggs; 1 lb. flour; 1 level tsp. baking powder; 2 level tsp. ground cinnamon; 1/2 level tsp. ground cloves; 1 nutmeg, grated; 1/2 level tsp. salt

16 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 lb. citron
1 lb. candied apricots
1 lb. candied pineapple
1 lb. cherries
3 lb. seeded raisins
1 1/2 lb. currants
1/2 lb. butter
1/2 lb. brown sugar
1/2 c. brandy
6 eggs
1 lb. flour
1 level tsp. baking powder
2 level tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 level tsp. ground cloves
1 nutmeg, grated
1/2 level tsp. salt

Directions

1

Cut the citron, apricots and pineapple in large pieces, leaving the cherries whole.
2

Seed the raisins, and wash and dry the currants.
3

Cream the butter and sugar, add the yolks of eggs well beaten, then the fruit, also the flour, salt, baking powder and spices sifted together; put in the brandy and mix all thoroughly.
4

Last of all, add the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs.
5

Turn into greased cake pans and steam five hours; afterwards bake very slowly for one hour to slightly dry the cake.