Fruit Cake

20 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 c. sugar
  • 6 eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/2 c. butter, softened
  • 4 c. flour
  • 1/4 c. grape juice
  • 1/2 lb. almonds, chopped
  • 1/2 lb. walnuts, chopped
  • 1 lb. box currants
  • 1 lb. mixed candied fruit
  • 1/2 lb. candied red cherries
  • 1/2 lb. candied green cherries
  • 1/2 lb. candied pineapple
  • 1/2 c. dark molasses
  • 1/2 c. cold coffee
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1/2 lb. chopped dates
  • 1 lb. raisins

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream butter and sugar; mix until light.
  2. 2
    Add beaten eggs; mix.
  3. 3
    Put coffee, molasses and grape juice in separate bowl and mix thoroughly; add to butter, sugar and egg mixture.
  4. 4
    Sift flour with cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and baking soda.
  5. 5
    In a separate, very large bowl add candied mixed fruit, raisins, currants, almonds, walnuts, chopped dates and dredge with flour; mix thoroughly.
  6. 6
    Add the egg mixture and mix well.
  7. 7
    Add sifted flour mixture and thoroughly mix.
  8. 8
    Grease and flour 5 (9 x 5-inch) foil loaf pans.
  9. 9
    Bake at 275° for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

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