Twelfth Night Cake

Name: Twelfth Night Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup raisins; 1 cup currants; 1 cup chopped candied pineapple; 1/2 cup chopped candied red cherries; 3/4 cup bourbon; 1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 6 eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 cup ground almonds; 1 dried pinto bean; 1 dried black-eyed pea

15 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 cup raisins
1 cup currants
1 cup chopped candied pineapple
1/2 cup chopped candied red cherries
3/4 cup bourbon
1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
6 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup ground almonds
1 dried pinto bean
1 dried black-eyed pea

Directions

1

Combine first 5 ingredients; stir well. Cover mixture; let stand overnight.
2

Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3

Sift flour and spices together; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Stir in almond- fruit mixture.
4

Spoon batter into a greased and waxed paper-lined 9-inch springform pan. Press bean and pea just below surface of batter.
5

Bake at 300° for 2 hours or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake completely in pan.