German Fruit Cake

Name: German Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 3/4 c. butter or margarine; 2 c. sugar; 4 whole eggs; 3 c. flour; 1/2 tsp. cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. nutmeg; 1/2 tsp. allspice; 1 tsp. soda; 1 c. buttermilk; 2/3 c. cherry preserves; 2/3 c. pineapple preserves; 2/3 c. apricot preserves; 1 c. chopped nuts; 1/2 tsp. vanilla

14 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

3/4 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
4 whole eggs
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
2/3 c. cherry preserves
2/3 c. pineapple preserves
2/3 c. apricot preserves
1 c. chopped nuts
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Directions

1

Grease and flour loaf pan or large angel cake pan.
2

Cream together butter or margarine and sugar.
3

Add eggs.
4

Sift together flour (leave rounded on top of cups), cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.
5

Mix soda with buttermilk.
6

Add to first ingredients alternately with dry ingredients.
7

Fold in cherry preserves, pineapple preserves, apricot preserves, nuts and vanilla.
8

Bake 1 1/2 hours at 325°.
9

Let stand for 15 minutes before removing from pan.