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Japanese Fruit Cake
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Ready In: 90 Minutes
Servings: 4
Submited by Edith Stevens Wilkinson this is one intriguing cake I hope to make. Must be pretty too with a light and a dark batter. Times are a guess since none were mentioned.
Ingredients:
6 egg yolks
1 (15 ounce) package seedless raisins
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup butter
1 cup candied orange peel
2 cups sugar
4 tablespoons cocoa
4 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups walnuts
1 cup sour milk
6 egg whites, beaten slightly
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups butter
1 cup sweet milk
2 teaspoons baking powder
4 cups cake flour
1 tablespoon lemon extract
6 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups boiling water
5 cups grated coconut
1 orange, zest of, grated
2 lemons, zest of, grated
Directions:
1. -DARK LAYERS-.
2. Mix together all ingredients except raisins, orange peel and nuts. Grind these or chop fine and mix with the cake mixture. Bake in 9 cake pans until done at 350 degrees. -.
3. -WHITE LAYERS-.
4. Mix and bake in layers, 9 pans at 350 degrees until done. -.
5. -FILLING-.
6. Mix ingredients together and cook about 20 minutes, stirring constantly, let cool a little and spread between layers of cooled cake layers.
7. This recipe makes 2 cakes. Split each cake into half so that you have 2 layers each of light and dark cakes. Alternate layers when putting fruitcake together so that you have 1 dark, 1 white, 1 dark, 1 white layer.
By RecipeOfHealth.com