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.
Other Information
Author: Person.M A. Mecaskey
Contributor: Girls' High and Normal School
Source: Alumnae Cookbook (1891-01-01)
Category: Dessert
Ingredients: butter, flour, sugar, egg, vanilla, cinnamon, clove, cream, raisin, currant, citron, coffee
Equipment: knife, egg beater, bowl, baking pan, oven, measuring cups, measuring spoons
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