Fruit Cake

Name: Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. Crisco; 1 c. sugar; 1 c. milk; 3 c. cake flour; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 box white raisins; 1 c. pecans, chopped; 1/2 c. fig preserves; 1/2 c. strawberry preserves; 18 oz. red cherries, chopped; 18 oz. green cherries, chopped; 10 oz. candied pineapple, chopped

14 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 c. Crisco
1 c. sugar
1 c. milk
3 c. cake flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 box white raisins
1 c. pecans, chopped
1/2 c. fig preserves
1/2 c. strawberry preserves
18 oz. red cherries, chopped
18 oz. green cherries, chopped
10 oz. candied pineapple, chopped

Directions

1

Cream Crisco. Gradually add sugar.
2

Cream until light and fluffy.
3

Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Add eggs, one at a time.
4

Mix the two mixtures together.
5

Add milk and flavoring. Blend thoroughly. Mix raisins with 2 tablespoons of flour. Warm raisins and then add to mixture.
6

Add preserves and cherries. Then add nuts. Bake at 225° for 1 hour.
7

Then turn oven to 275° until done.