Individual Fruit Cakes

Name: Individual Fruit Cakes
Ingredients: 2 sticks margarine (1/2 lb.); 1 1/2 c. sugar; 7 eggs; 2 1/2 c. flour (all-purpose plain); 1 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 tsp. lemon (optional); 1 tsp. almond (optional); 1 c. sherry; 1 lb. candied chopped pineapple; 1 lb. chopped cherries; 1/2 lb. dates; 2 c. chopped nuts

14 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

2 sticks margarine (1/2 lb.)
1 1/2 c. sugar
7 eggs
2 1/2 c. flour (all-purpose plain)
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon (optional)
1 tsp. almond (optional)
1 c. sherry
1 lb. candied chopped pineapple
1 lb. chopped cherries
1/2 lb. dates
2 c. chopped nuts

Directions

1

Cream butter and sugar together.
2

Add eggs (one at a time) and beat well.
3

Sift flour, salt and baking powder.
4

Add flour mixture and sherry alternately (very small amounts of sherry at a time).
5

Save 3/4 cup of flour to coat fruit and nuts.
6

Add fruit and nuts last.
7

Bake in small muffin tins, greased and floured or use paper cups.
8

Fill tins or cups 3/4 full and bake in a 275° oven for 30 to 45 minutes.
9

Drop a few drops of sherry on each cake while hot.
10

Makes 6 dozen.