51733 paul excellent fruit cake Recipes

holiday fruit cake, printed from cooks.com, shelled whole brazil nuts, whole dates, maraschino cherries (red ), maraschino cherries (green ), whole walnuts, candied pineapple, dark raisins, put all above ingredients in a bowl. then measure and sift the following ingredients over fruit and nuts, baking powder, sugar (i use half splenda ), salt mix well ., then beat, eggs and add., add, vanilla ., pour over fruit and nuts.

pk dark choc cake mix or, recipe favorite 9 x 13 chocolate cake ( i used this as i don tsp care for mixes ) or yellow or butter cake, sweetened condensed milk ( not evaporated ), butterscoth ice cream topping, cool whip (i use 12 oz whipped topping ), heath candy bars ( crushed in the wrappers ), english toffee and milk chocolate ), chocolate jimmies ( sprinkles )

this is a fool proof recipe . you can adjust the measurement . just add right enough flour to hold the fruits tight ., plain flour, self raising flour, butter, molasses or light corn syrup ( for light coloured cake ), dried fruits cooked in fruit juice ( light coloured fruits like golden raisins for light coloured cake ), water, baking soda, spice pwd, salt, eggs , beaten, brandy ( optional )

cake flour , sifted, baking powder, baking soda, crystallized orange peel , lemon peel, pineapple, and red cherries, finely cut, blanched almonds, slivered or finely chopped, butter , margarine or shortening, sugar, salt, sultana raisins, citron peel, finely cut, lemon juice, egg whites , stiffly beaten

brown sugar, currants, sultana, raisins, you could use mixed fruit to replace the individual fruit, mixed peel (either orange or lemon. ), butter, bicarbonate of soda, cold water or 1 cup sherry wine, eggs, self raising flour, plain flour

brown sugar, butter, eggs, buttermilk, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, baking soda in a little hot water, fruit, pecans

shortening, sugar, divided, vanilla extract, cake flour, baking powder, divided, salt, divided, skim milk, egg whites, butter or margarine, softened, eggs, all-purpose flour, milk, chopped pecans, toasted, candied red cherries, chopped, chopped raisins, japanese fruit cake filling, vanilla frosting, chopped pecans, toasted (optional), red maraschino cherries, halved (optional)

white house cookbook (fruit cake circa 1887), url : http://www.vintagerecipes.net/books/whitehouse/fruit_cake_by_measure_excellen.php, fruit cake by measure (excellent), scant teacupfuls of butter, cupfuls of dark brown sugar, eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately, raisins, seeded, currants, washed and dried, citron cut in thin strips, cupful of cooking molasses, cupful of sour milk, a grated nutmeg, tablespoonful of ground cinnamon, teaspoonful of cloves, teaspoonful of mace, wine-glass of brandy, flour, level teaspoonful of soda, instructions, stir the butter and sugar to a cream, add to that nutmeg, ground cinnamon, cloves, mace, the molasses and sour milk. stir all well, then put in the beaten yolks of eggs , brandy; stir again all thoroughly, then add four cupfuls of sifted flour alternately with the beaten whites of eggs., now dissolve soda and stir in thoroughly., mix the fruit together and stir into it two heaping tablespoonfuls of flour; then stir it in the cake., butter two common-sized baking tins carefully , line them with letter paper well buttered, and bake in a moderate oven two hours., after it is baked , let it cool in the pan. afterward put it into a tight can, or let it remain in the pans and cover tightly. best recipe of all.

canned fruit , with juice (i like peaches), oil, baking soda, cinnamon, sugar, flour, salt, nutmeg, raisins (optional), walnuts (optional), coconut (optional)

raisins (seeded ), raisins (sultana), currants, pineapple (green candied), pineapple (red candied), cherries (red & green ), candied citron peel, lemons (candied), oranges (candied), mixed candied fruit peel, dates, fig, molasses, brandy, almonds (blanched ), pecans, butter, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla, almond flavoring, flour, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, mace, eggs (beaten into mixture 1 at a time), currant jelly, milk

mixed fruit, orange juice, eggs, beaten slightly, self-raising flour, nutmeg, cinnamon

butter, lard, heaping cup brown sugar, eggs, wholemeal (whole wheat) flour, self-rising flour, baking powder, nutmeg, molasses, mixed candied fruit, lemon , zested, orange , zested and juiced, sherry, brandy, milk

butter, sugar, eggs, flour , sifted, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, allspice, candied cherries, candied pineapple, mixed candied fruit, raisins (half currants, if desired), walnuts, chopped, sherry or brandy (i always use brandy

cake flour, baking powder, cinnamon, mace, butter, brown sugar, eggs, candied cherry, candied pineapple, dates, raisins, currants, citron, candied orange peel, candied lemon peel, pecans, chopped, molasses, apple cider

sugar, butter (or and lard), milk, flour, baking powder, eggs, alts, unsweetened chocolate, fruit cake, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, raisins (any dried fruit really)

cake flour (not self-rising), baking powder, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, softened, granulated sugar, eggs, pure vanilla extract, buttermilk, chopped walnuts, dried currants, cinnamon, ground allspice, shredded unsweetened coconut, egg whites, lightly beaten, sugar, water, cream of tartar, pure vanilla extract, grated lemon zest

whole brazil nuts, whole walnuts, whole pitted dates, red candied cherries, green candied cherries, candied pineapple chunks, leave all fruit and nuts whole and mix in largest bowl you have., sift together, sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, sprinkle over fruit and nut mix, beat together, beaten eggs, pure vanilla