White Holiday Fruit Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Candied fruits | 3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Flaked coconut | 2 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Golden Raisins | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Blanched almonds | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), coarsely chopped | |
| Orange peel | 1 1/2 Teaspoon, grated | |
| Cake flour | 3 3/4 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Baking powder | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 3/4 Teaspoon | |
| Butter/Margarine | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 6 | |
| Apple Juice | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Orange juice | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Grease bottom and walls of an 8-inch tube pan, line bottom with wax paper and butter paper as well.
2. Combine candied fruits, coconut, raisins, almonds and orange peel in large bowl.
3. Sift flour, baking powder and salt over fruit; mix well.
4. Preheat the oven to 275°F
MAKING
5. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter or margarine with sugar.
6. Use an electric mixer to beat until light and creamy.
7. Add eggs, one at a time to the creamed mixture, beating continuously until well blended.
8. Add the flour-fruit mixture in 3 batches, alternating with apple and orange juice, and gently stirring until blended into a smooth batter.
9. Turn and evenly spread batter into prepared pan.
10. Bake in preheated oven for 3 hours, or until firm to touch and wooden skewer comes out clean and dry when inserted into the center..
11. Remove from oven and cool cake in pan.
12. Turn out on wire rack, peel off wax paper and wrap cake foil or plastic wrap until ready to use.
13. You can freeze the cake or keep it fresh and moist in an air tight container or zip lock bag for 2 to 3 weeks.
SERVING
14. Serve cake plain or drizzle top with orange butter icing and decorate with whole candied red cherries and pecan halves, if you wish.
1. Grease bottom and walls of an 8-inch tube pan, line bottom with wax paper and butter paper as well.
2. Combine candied fruits, coconut, raisins, almonds and orange peel in large bowl.
3. Sift flour, baking powder and salt over fruit; mix well.
4. Preheat the oven to 275°F
MAKING
5. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter or margarine with sugar.
6. Use an electric mixer to beat until light and creamy.
7. Add eggs, one at a time to the creamed mixture, beating continuously until well blended.
8. Add the flour-fruit mixture in 3 batches, alternating with apple and orange juice, and gently stirring until blended into a smooth batter.
9. Turn and evenly spread batter into prepared pan.
10. Bake in preheated oven for 3 hours, or until firm to touch and wooden skewer comes out clean and dry when inserted into the center..
11. Remove from oven and cool cake in pan.
12. Turn out on wire rack, peel off wax paper and wrap cake foil or plastic wrap until ready to use.
13. You can freeze the cake or keep it fresh and moist in an air tight container or zip lock bag for 2 to 3 weeks.
SERVING
14. Serve cake plain or drizzle top with orange butter icing and decorate with whole candied red cherries and pecan halves, if you wish.
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