Old World Fruit Cake

20 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour, all-purpose
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon mace
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup coffee good quality, strong, black
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup raisins, seedless
  • 1 cup fruit mixed
  • 1 cup dates
  • 1/4 cup rum or brandy
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup rum or brandy
  • 1/2 cup sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix the melted butter, eggs, rum and coffee together.
  2. 2
    Add brown sugar and mix well.
  3. 3
    Add rest of dry ingredients and place in a buttered loaf pan.
  4. 4
    Bake at 300F (150C) for 2 hours or until done (it will separate from the sides of the pan).
  5. 5
    Make glaze when almost completely baked:
  6. 6
    Melt (do not boil) butter.
  7. 7
    Add rum and sugar.
  8. 8
    Stir by hand.
  9. 9
    Remove the cake from the oven and pour half of the glaze over it.
  10. 10
    Let it cool 25 minutes, then turn it over and pour the remaining glaze on the other side.
  11. 11
    This freezes well, if you make more than you can eat; just be sure to wrap it carefully so it doesn't get freezer burn.
  12. 12
    Warm frozen cake in the oven, not the microwave.

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