Mary's Christmas Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Butter - 1 pound, soft | ||
| Sugar | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 12 | |
| All-Purpose Flour - 4 cups | ||
| Baking soda | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Cinnamon | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Nutmeg | 1 Teaspoon | |
| All spice | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Cloves | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Seeded Raisins - 3 cups | ||
| Seedless raisins | 3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Dates | 1 pound, chopped | |
| Mixed fruits | 1 pound | |
| Cherries | 1 pound, candied | |
| Maraschino Cherries and Juice - 1 bottle, small | ||
| Citron Peel - 1/2 pound | ||
| Lemon peel | 1/4 pound | |
| Orange peel | 1/ pound | |
| Candied pineapple | 1/4 pound | |
| Blanched almonds | 1/2 pound | |
| Pecans and walnuts | 1/4 pound | |
| Apple or Grape Jelly - 1 cup | ||
| Rum Flavoring - 1 tablespoon | ||
| Vanilla | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Lemon extract | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Almond extract | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven. Line 5 loaf pans with parchment paper and lightly grease the bottom.
MAKING
2) In a large bowl, mixed together glazed fruits, pineapple, maraschino, cherries, raisins, dates almonds and walnuts.
3) Add in 2 cups of flour and coat the fruits and nuts well.
4) In a small bowl, beat the soft butter along with the eggs to get a light and frothy mixture. Pour in maraschino juice, citon, lemon and orange peels, apple or grape jelly, rum flavoring, vanilla and lemon extract.
5) Add in cinnamon, nutmeg, all spice, salt, cloves, baking soda along with 2 cups of flour and mix thoroughly.
6) Mix the dry ingredients along with the wet and mix well. Pour this all over the fruit and nut mixture, mixing it well.
7) Bake on low temperature for about 3 hours.
SERVING
8) Serve Mary's Christmas Cake with a dollop of whipped cream and garnish of candied cherries and walnuts.
1) Preheat the oven. Line 5 loaf pans with parchment paper and lightly grease the bottom.
MAKING
2) In a large bowl, mixed together glazed fruits, pineapple, maraschino, cherries, raisins, dates almonds and walnuts.
3) Add in 2 cups of flour and coat the fruits and nuts well.
4) In a small bowl, beat the soft butter along with the eggs to get a light and frothy mixture. Pour in maraschino juice, citon, lemon and orange peels, apple or grape jelly, rum flavoring, vanilla and lemon extract.
5) Add in cinnamon, nutmeg, all spice, salt, cloves, baking soda along with 2 cups of flour and mix thoroughly.
6) Mix the dry ingredients along with the wet and mix well. Pour this all over the fruit and nut mixture, mixing it well.
7) Bake on low temperature for about 3 hours.
SERVING
8) Serve Mary's Christmas Cake with a dollop of whipped cream and garnish of candied cherries and walnuts.
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