Jamaican Fruit Cake

Name: Jamaican Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour; 1 cup margarine; 1 cup sugar; 4 eggs; 1 pound raisins; 1 pound currants; 1/2 pound cherries; 1/2 pound prunes chopped; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 cups wine; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 teaspoon almond

15 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 pound raisins
1 pound currants
1/2 pound cherries
1/2 pound prunes chopped
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups wine
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon almond

Directions

1

Soak fruits in wine overnight
2

Cream butter and sugar until soft and fluffy
3

Add eggs one at a time to butter and sugar mixture, beating well after each addition
4

Sieve dry ingredients into butter and cream mixture, alternatively with wine and fruits
5

Add vanilla, almond, cinnamon, and mixed spice to this mixture
6

Pour mixture in greased and line baking tin
7

Bake at 300°F for 1 1/2 hours then at 275°F for another 1 1/4 hours.
8

Add wine daily to maintain moisture.