Name: Fruitcake #44948
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 1 large fruitcake, 20 serving(s)
Ingredients: 5 eggs, separated; 1/2 cup molasses; 1/4 cup grape juice or 1/4 cup apple juice; 1 cup butter; 1 cup sugar; 1 1/3 cups raisins; 1/2 lb cut up candied pineapple; 1/2 lb whole candied cherry; 1 1/4 cups snipped dates or 1 1/4 cups any dried fruit; 1/2 cup citron (optional); 1 orange, zest of; 1 lemon, zest of; 1 3/4 cups pecan pieces or 1 3/4 cups walnut pieces; 2 cups flour; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon mace; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking soda

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This recipe came from an old Farm Journal. It makes one large impressive dark fruitcake or two loaf-style fruitcakes !

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ingredients

5 eggs, separated
¹⁄₂ cup molasses
¹⁄₄ cup grape juice or 1/4 cup apple juice
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 ¹⁄₃ cups raisins
¹⁄₂ lb cut up candied pineapple
¹⁄₂ lb whole candied cherry
1 ¹⁄₄ cups snipped dates or 1 1/4 cups any dried fruit
¹⁄₂ cup citron (optional)
1 orange, zest of
1 lemon, zest of
1 ³⁄₄ cups pecan pieces or 1 3/4 cups walnut pieces
2 cups flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon nutmeg
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cloves
¹⁄₂ teaspoon mace
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda

directions

Separate eggs.
Beat yolks with molasses and juice.
Cream butter and sugar.
Add yolk mixture to creamed mixture and blend.
Combine fruits and nuts; mix with 1 cup flour to coat.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Sift remaining 1 cup flour with spices.
and baking soda.
Beat egg whites until peaks form and fold into creamed mixture.
**Cut cooking time in half to 1 hour for loaf pans.
Gently stir in fruit/nuts and dry ingredients.
Pour into a 9" tube pan that has been well greased, lined with brown paper and greased again.
Reduce heat to 300 degrees F and bake for 2 hours.
Put on rack to cool.
Wrap in foil and store in a cool place.

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review by byrdwatcher17

10/31/2019

I have made this fruitcake for years, with two minor tweaks: I add eight ounces of dried cherries soaked in bourbon, and replace the grape juice with the bourbon. Also the orange and lemon zest are a more recent addition; it's absolutely fine without.

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creation by Aroostook

10/29/2002

This recipe came from an old Farm Journal. It makes one large impressive dark fruitcake or two loaf-style fruitcakes !