Old Fashioned Fruit Cake

Name: Old Fashioned Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 2 c. nuts (1 c. English walnuts and 1 c. pecans); 1/2 lb. seedless raisins; 1/2 lb. dates, chopped; 1 lb. assorted candied fruit; 1/2 lb. candied cherries; 2 1/2 c. self-rising flour; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. allspice; 1/2 tsp. cloves; 1/2 tsp. nutmeg; 1 c. shortening; 1/2 c. brown sugar; 1 c. Karo syrup; 4 eggs, beaten; 1/4 c. orange juice

15 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

2 c. nuts (1 c. English walnuts and 1 c. pecans)
1/2 lb. seedless raisins
1/2 lb. dates, chopped
1 lb. assorted candied fruit
1/2 lb. candied cherries
2 1/2 c. self-rising flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. shortening
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 c. Karo syrup
4 eggs, beaten
1/4 c. orange juice

Directions

1

Dredge fruits and nuts with 1/2 cup flour.
2

Set aside.
3

Cream shortening.
4

Add sugar.
5

Cream until fluffy.
6

Add Karo syrup to mixture and mix well.
7

Add 1 cup dry ingredients and beat well. Add eggs.
8

Beat well.
9

Add orange juice and mix well.
10

Add fruit mixture, folding in remaining dry ingredients. Bake in a tube pan greased and lined with brown paper bag.
11

Bake 4 to 5 hours at 250°.
12

Add a small pan of water in lower shelf of oven the last hour of baking.
13

May decorate cake with fruit and nuts before baking.