Name: Fruit Cake
Cuisine: null
Ingredients: 1 pound butter; 1 pound flour; 1 pound sugar; 10 eggs; 1 tablespoon vanilla; 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 cup cream, or milk; 1 1/2 pound raisins, seeded and chopped; 1 1/2 pound currants, washed, picked, and dried; 3/4 pound citron, wash, wiped dry, and cut in small, thin pieces; 1/2 cup cold coffee

Fruit Cake

Ingredients

1 pound butter
1 pound flour
1 pound sugar
10 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup cream, or milk
1 1/2 pound raisins, seeded and chopped
1 1/2 pound currants, washed, picked, and dried
3/4 pound citron, wash, wiped dry, and cut in small, thin pieces
1/2 cup cold coffee

Directions

Beat the butter and sugar to a cream.
Whisk the eggs until thick, and add them by degrees with the spices and vanilla.
Then stir in cream and one-fourth the flour.
Add the coffee, and the remainder of the flour, half at a time.
Lastly, add the fruit, and beat all well together.
Butter your pan and line with white paper; put in the mixture, spread it smooth over the top with a knife, and bake in a moderate oven about four hours.

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