Old-Fashioned Fruit Cake

9 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 5 1/2 c. flour
  • 1 c. brown sugar
  • 1 c. molasses
  • 1 c. butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 Tbsp. soda
  • 1 Tbsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. ginger
  • fresh dried apple to suit

Directions

  1. 1
    Put flour in large mixing bowl; make large hole in center of flour.
  2. 2
    Put in eggs, brown sugar, molasses, butter, vanilla, ginger and soda.
  3. 3
    Mix gradually by hand, gently putting in a little flour at a time, until all flour is moistened and in large ball.
  4. 4
    Divide into 6 even balls.
  5. 5
    Roll each into 8-inch cake size. Put 1 roll between 2 pieces of wax paper.
  6. 6
    Bake 25 minutes at 325°.
  7. 7
    Place dried apples between layers.

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