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Light Fruit Cake

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This International dessert features Glace pineapple, Sultanas, Glace cherries (red & green, Almonds, Flour. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 10
Calories: 6518.4
Dietary: Vegetarian
Description
This International dessert features Glace pineapple, Sultanas, Glace cherries (red & green, Almonds, Flour. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
Ingredients
  • 1/2 pound Glace pineapple
  • 2 pound Sultanas
  • 1 pound Glace cherries (red & green)
  • 1 pound Almonds
  • 5 cup Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1 pound Butter
  • 2 cup Sugar (1 lb)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 10 Eggs
  • 1 Lemon, juice & rind
  • 1 Orange,juice & rind
  • 1 teaspoon Rose ext
  • 1 teaspoon Almond ext
Directions
  1. 1
    Clean sultanas, slice pineapple thinly, halve cherries.
  2. 2
    Mix and sift flour, baking powder and spice and add half to prepared fruit.
  3. 3
    In a large bowl, cream butter and gradually beat in sugar.
  4. 4
    Add well beaten eggs and beat well.
  5. 5
    Fold other half of flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with juices and beat well.
  6. 6
    Add fruit to to creamed mixture.
  7. 7
    Combine mixture til thoroughly blended.
  8. 8
    Split almonds and add to mixture, saving some whole for top.
  9. 9
    Add flavourings.
  10. 10
    Pour mixture into cake pans which have been lined with 3 thicknesses of newspaper, with top
  11. 11
    layer of greased wax paper.
  12. 12
    Bake cake at 275 F (135&# 194;°C).
  13. 13
    for approximately 3 hours or til firm and until cake mixture is firm when pressed.
  14. 14
    Cool on cake rack until thoroughly cold.
  15. 15
    Wrap in foil and store in cake tins

Nutrition Facts

Servings 10

Amount Per Serving
Calories 6518.4kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 331.4g510%
Saturated Fat 133.7g669%
Cholesterol 1420.5mg474%
Sodium 2138.2mg90%
Total Carbohydrate 764.9g255%
Dietary Fiber 46.8g188%
Sugars 266.2g
Protein 143.4g287%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: almond, almonds, baking, blending, butter, cake, cherries, dessert, eggs, ext, flour, fruit, glace, green, holiday, international, juice, lemon, light, nutmeg
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