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White Fruit Cake

White Fruit Cake

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Course Cake
Cuisine American
Keyword Cakes, Food recipe, White Fruit Cake
Prep Time 6 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes

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