Ora Witte's White Fruitcake
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Cakes
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Christmas
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1
c
Butter 2
c
Sugar 1
t
Lemon extract 2 1/2
c
Cake flour,
sifted
2
ts
Baking powder 1/2
ts
Salt 1
c
Milk 1/2
lb
White raisins 1/2
lb
Candied citron, pineapple, l 1/2
lb
Dried light figs 1/2
lb
Almonds, blanched,
chopped
1
c
Coconut,
grated
7
Egg whites,
stiffly beaten
1/4
lb
Candied cherries,
halved
1/2
c
Rum,
optional
Directions:
Recipe by: Spoonbread & Strawberry Wine - ISBN 0-385-47270-6 Preheat
oven to 275 F. Cream butter and sugar together and add lemon extract.
Sift 2 cups of flour with baking powder and salt. Add to creamed
butter and sugar, alternating with milk. Mix remaining 1/2 cup of
flour with fruits, almonds, and coconut, and blend into the batter.
Lastly, gently fold in beaten egg whites. Decorate the top with
candied red cherries and bake in a well-greased and floured 10-inch
tube pan for 2 1/2 hours until firm. Remove from pan, cool, and
moisten with rum if desired. Yield: one 10-inch tube cake.
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