Old Fashioned Dark Fruit Cake

Name: Old Fashioned Dark Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c. butter; 2 1/4 c. sugar; 6 eggs; 4 1/2 c. self-rising flour; 2 tsp. salt; 2 tsp. cinnamon; 1 1/2 tsp. cloves; 2 tsp. allspice; 1 1/2 c. orange juice; 16 oz. candied cherries (red and green); 16 oz. candied pineapple; 1 box white raisins; 16 oz. fruit cake mix; 1 pt. figs, drained or 8 oz. chopped dates; 4 c. pecans

15 ingredients

1 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. butter
2 1/4 c. sugar
6 eggs
4 1/2 c. self-rising flour
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. allspice
1 1/2 c. orange juice
16 oz. candied cherries (red and green)
16 oz. candied pineapple
1 box white raisins
16 oz. fruit cake mix
1 pt. figs, drained or 8 oz. chopped dates
4 c. pecans

Directions

1

Cream the butter, sugar and eggs. Sift together flour, salt, cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Mix together in a dish pan the cherries, pineapple, raisins, fruit cake mix, chopped dates and pecans. Add the creamed mixture alternately with flour mixture and 1 1/2 cups orange juice. Pour over fruit and mix well (by hand). Divide into 2 well-greased and floured tube pans. Bake at 250° for approximately 2 hours. After 1 hour of baking, cakes can be decorated on top.