Traditional Christmas Cake Recipe
I am sharing a Traditional Christmas Cake Recipe with you. I got this Traditional Christmas Cake Recipe from one of my friend's mother. She is a very good cook. She claims that she has been baking it for 30 years. I have also tried this cake recipe many times. This is really delicious. Cook, Share and enjoy this Traditional Christmas Cake Recipe.
Ingredients
Mix the following ingredients :
2 1/2 cups butter
4 cups light brown sugar
8 eggs, beaten
Mix and add to above mixture:
10 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
3 tsp. baking powder
2 1/2/tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
3/4 tsp. nutmeg
3/4/tsp. cloves
Mix fruit together and add to above:
2 lb. mixed candied fruit
2 1/4 lb. red candied cherries (leave whole)
1/2 lb. candied pineapple (cut into wedges)
1/2 lb. pitted dates (chopped)
1 lb. golden raisins
1/2 lb. currants
2 1/2 lb. walnuts (broken large)
3/4 cup sherry wine
Directions
Follow the instructions carefully.
Preheat oven to 250-275 degrees.
You can follow the chart to prepare pans.
1. Grease and line pans with brown paper, waxed paper, or parchment.
2. Grease it again.
3. Cut paper about 1 inch taller than pans.
4. Fill pans a little over half full with batter.
5. Put a pan with some hot water in it in the bottom, to keep the cakes moist.
9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan: 6 1/2 cups batter, bake for 3 hours
10" tube pan: 2 1/2 quarts batter, bake for 3 hrs 15 mins
1 lb. coffee cans: 3 3/4 cups batter, bake for 3 hrs 15 mins
9 1/4 oz. tuna cans: 1 cup batter, bake for 1 hour 30 mins
No.303 (16oz) cans: 1 2/3 cup batter, bake for 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 hours
Preheat oven to 250-275 degrees.
You can follow the chart to prepare pans.
1. Grease and line pans with brown paper, waxed paper, or parchment.
2. Grease it again.
3. Cut paper about 1 inch taller than pans.
4. Fill pans a little over half full with batter.
5. Put a pan with some hot water in it in the bottom, to keep the cakes moist.
9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan: 6 1/2 cups batter, bake for 3 hours
10" tube pan: 2 1/2 quarts batter, bake for 3 hrs 15 mins
1 lb. coffee cans: 3 3/4 cups batter, bake for 3 hrs 15 mins
9 1/4 oz. tuna cans: 1 cup batter, bake for 1 hour 30 mins
No.303 (16oz) cans: 1 2/3 cup batter, bake for 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 hours
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