White Fruit Cake

White Fruit Cake Recipe.

How to Make White Fruit Cake.

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White Fruit Cake

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Course Cake

Cuisine American

Keyword Cakes, Food recipe, White Fruit Cake

Prep Time 6 minutes mins

Cook Time 6 minutes mins

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