White Fruit Cake
White Fruit Cake Recipe.
How to Make White Fruit Cake.
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White Fruit Cake
Ingredients
- 1 Cup butter
- 1 Cup sugar
- 1/2 Teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 1/2 Cup sherry
- 1 Teaspoon almond extract
- 1 Teaspoon rosewater
- 6 Slices pineapple (crystallized)
- 1 Cup crushed pineapple and juice
- 1 Cup fine coconut
- 1/2 Lb. almonds (sliced)
- 1 Lb. red cherries (candied)
- 1/2 Lb. mixed citrus peel
- 1 1/2 Lbs. sultana (large white raisins)
- 3 Cups flour
- 1 Teaspoon baking powder
- 4 Eggs (separated)
Instructions
Strep 1
- Plump raisins night before with pineapple juice overnight. First bring to boil, cool. Get fruit ready; nuts, raisins then sprinkle sherry over all.
Step2
- The next morning - cream butter and sugar, add lemon, vanilla, almond and rosewater. Add unbeaten egg yolks one at a time.
Step 3
- Beat well, add coconut, beat pineapple, and add sherry and beat. Add flour with baking powder
Step 4
- Add floured fruit and nuts. Fold in egg whites which have been beaten stiff. Spoon into two 9x5x2 inch pans and small pan. Bake 300 degrees for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until done