Heirloom Fruitcake
24 ingredients
14 steps
Ingredients
- 1 lb candied cherry
- 1 lb candied pineapple
- 1/4 lb candied orange peel
- 1/4 candied lemon peel
- 1 cup shelled pecans
- 1 1/4 lbs pitted dates
- 1 lb golden raisin
- 1/2 lb dark raisin
- 1/2 lb currants
- 1 cup sifted flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar, plus
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 1/2 cup grape jelly
- 2 2 cups brandy or 2 cups grape juice
Directions
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1Finely chop candied fruits and pecans.
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2Snip dates and raisins into small pieces with kitchen shears dipped in hot water occasionally to prevent stickiness.
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3Combine fruit and nuts in a bowl, add 2 or 3 T flour and toss to mix well.
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4Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, nutmeg, allspice, and cinnamon.
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5Set aside.
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6Cream butter until fluffy, then add brown sugar and gradually beat until light and fluffy.
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7Beat in eggs two at a time, then stir in vanilla, lemon juice, and orange juice.
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8Mix jelly and rum/juice until smooth.
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9Add alternately to batter with dry ingredients.
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10Pour batter over fruit and mix throughly, using a wooden spoon or your hands.
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11Pour batter into 2 greased and lined loaf pans or 1 ten-inch tube pan.
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12Bake at 275 F for 3 1/2 hours.
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13Paint generously with grape juice/brandy and wrap in cheesecloth and foil, keeping refrigerated until Christmas time.
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14Paint on more juice once or twice per week.
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