Kresge's Fruitcake.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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2 cakes
ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 1⁄2 cups white sugar
- 5 large eggs, separated
- 1 cup milk
- 3⁄4 cup blanched almond
- 1 cup mixed peel, diced
- 1 1⁄4 cups glace cherries
- 3 cups white raisins
- 3 cups flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons lemon extract
directions
- Line 2 loaf pans with well greased brown paper or foil, shiny side down. (9 x 5 x 3 inches).
- Preheat oven to 275°F.
- Cream butter and sugar together for five minutes.
- Stir in beaten egg yolks. Stir in milk; mix well.
- Chop the almonds and the fruits. Mix together and then stir into creamed mixture.
- Sift together dry ingredients and stir into creamed mixture, combining well.
- Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold into cake batter along with the lemon extract.
- Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake until cake tests done, using a skewer. (About 1 hour).
- Allow to rest on rack and cool to warm before removing from pans.
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Reviews
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I could not believe my eyes when I saw 'Kresge's Fruitcake' in this thread!!! I have been making this fruitcake for many years and it truly is a great light cake!!! I remember going to Kresge's in downtown Montreal and having a snack at their lunch counter, really good food!!! Oh what great memories! Thanks MarieAlice!!
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