White Fruit Cake
White Fruit Cake Recipe.
How to Make White Fruit Cake.
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White Fruit Cake
Ingredients
- 2 Cups butter (1 lb. room temperature)
- 2 Cups sugar
- 4 Cups sifted flour
- 1 Teaspoon baking powder
- 9 Eggs
- 3 Tablespoons lemon extract
- 1 Lb. dates or raisins (chopped)
- 1 Lb. candied cherries (chopped)
- 1/2 Lb. candied pineapple (chopped)
- 1 Lb. pecan pieces
Glaze:
- 2 Cups orange juice
- 2 Cups orange juice
- 1 Tablespoon grated orange rind
Instructions
Step 1
- Mix orange juice, sugar and orange rind. Heat until sugar melts and pour over warm fruit cake.
Step 2
- Cream butter and sugar. Sift flour and baking powder. Add 1/3 of flour, 4 Eggs and lemon extract. Add another 1/3 of the flour, 5 remaining eggs, then last 1/3 of flour.
Step 3
- Stir in dates, cherries, pineapple and pecans, then blend. Pour into 1 large tube pan plus 1 loaf pan or 4 loaf pans. Bake 325 degrees for 2 hours.