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Friday, February 26, 2016

Kresge's Fruitcake.

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 5 large eggs, separated
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup blanched almond
  • 1 cup mixed peel, diced
  • 1 1/4 cups glace cherries
  • 3 cups white raisins
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons lemon extract

Recipe

  • 1 line 2 loaf pans with well greased brown paper or foil, shiny side down. (9 x 5 x 3 inches).
  • 2 preheat oven to 275°f.
  • 3 cream butter and sugar together for five minutes.
  • 4 stir in beaten egg yolks. stir in milk; mix well.
  • 5 chop the almonds and the fruits. mix together and then stir into creamed mixture.
  • 6 sift together dry ingredients and stir into creamed mixture, combining well.
  • 7 beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry. fold into cake batter along with the lemon extract.
  • 8 pour batter into prepared pans.
  • 9 bake until cake tests done, using a skewer. (about 1 hour).
  • 10 allow to rest on rack and cool to warm before removing from pans.

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