Old Fashioned Fruit Cake

18 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 c. butter
  • 3 c. sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 box raisins (about 2 c.)
  • 1 box dates
  • 1 c. nuts
  • 2 c. blackberry jam
  • 2 c. peach preserves
  • 1 c. apple butter
  • 1 c. strawberry preserves
  • 1 1/2 c. buttermilk
  • 6 c. flour
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. allspice
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp. cocoa

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream butter and sugar; add eggs.
  2. 2
    Sift dry ingredients alternately with all other ingredients.
  3. 3
    We were never given any temperature but 325° to 350° and time according to size pans used. It was always baked in iron skillets in layers.
  4. 4
    I make mine in loaves.

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