Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 1 lb. of butter
• 1 lb. of chopped citron
• 1 lb. of brown sugar
• 1 chopped orange rind
• 12 eggs
• 1/2 lb. of chopped figs
• 1 1/2 lbs. of flour
• % pt. of brandy
• 6 tbsps. of molasses
• % pt. of white wine
• 2 tsps. of soda
• % pt. of rose water
• 4 lbs. of Sultana raisins
• 3 lbs. of small raisins
• % tsp. ground cloves
• % tsp. mace and nutmeg

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter with sugar and yolks of eggs.

2. 2

   Dissolve soda in molasses and mix into batter.

3. 3

   Add brandy, white wine, rose water, ground cloves, mace, nutmeg, flour, and lastly beaten whites of eggs.

4. 4

   Mix in raisins, citron, orange rind, and figs.

5. 5

   Line a pan with buttered paper, pour in batter, and bake slowly for 2 hours.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The art of German cooking and baking (1922) by Lina Wachtelborn Meier, page 141. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRUIT CAKE. 1 lb. of butter 1 lb. of chopped citron 1 lb. of brown sugar 1 chopped orange rind 12 eggs V2 lb. of chopped figs 1 V2 lbs. of flour % pt. of brandy 6 tbsps. of molasses % pt. of white wine 2 tsps. of soda % pt. of rose water 4 lbs. of Sultana raisins % tsp. ground cloves 3 lbs. of small raisins % tsp. mace and nutmeg

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