Light Fruitcake Recipe

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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
2100
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups raisins
  • 1/2 lb chopped candied citron
  • 1/4 lb almonds
  • 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp rosewater
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 1 1/4 cups white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice

Directions:

  1. Wash and dry raisins. Cut peel in paper-thin strips. Blanch almonds, and slice lengthwise. Slice cherries in half. Combine fruit and nuts in large bowl, and add 1/2 cup of the sifted flour; mix until fruit is well coated.
  2. Grease and line cake pans with 3 layers of heavy waxed paper, or 2 layers brown paper. These round pans are at least 3 inches deep. The small pan is 6 inches across, and the medium size pan is 9 inches across. Grease again. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
  3. Cream butter until fluffy; add extracts and lemon rind. Gradually add sugar, mixing until creamy. Beat eggs until light and lemon-colored, and add into creamed mixture. Beat together well.
  4. Sift together remaining 2 cups flour with the baking powder and salt. Add these dry ingredients alternately with fruit and nut mixture, folding in gently until well combined. Stir in lemon juice.
  5. Turn batter into prepared cake tins, filling 2/3 full and spreading batter evenly. Bake small cake for 1 1/2 hours, and the medium size cake for 2 hours. Remove from oven. Allow to stand in tin 5 minutes. Turn cake out on wire cake rack to cool.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2099.55 Kcal (8790 kJ)
Calories from fat 1188.15 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 132.02g 203%
Cholesterol 571.39mg 190%
Sodium 771.84mg 32%
Potassium 1830.83mg 39%
Total Carbs 222.69g 74%
Sugars 111.55g 446%
Dietary Fiber 17.04g 68%
Protein 28.19g 56%
Vitamin C 10.6mg 18%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 38%
Iron 7.4mg 41%
Calcium 403.2mg 40%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 367.27 Kcal (1538 kJ)
Calories from fat 207.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.09g 203%
Cholesterol 99.95mg 190%
Sodium 135.02mg 32%
Potassium 320.26mg 39%
Total Carbs 38.95g 74%
Sugars 19.51g 446%
Dietary Fiber 2.98g 68%
Protein 4.93g 56%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 18%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 38%
Iron 1.3mg 41%
Calcium 70.5mg 40%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 52.2
    Points
  • 59
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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