Old Virginia Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 6 cups sifted flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup black molasses
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 3 lbs. raisins
• 1 lb. currants
• 2 lbs. figs
• 1 lb. citron.
• 1 lb. nut meats.
• t-spoon each cloves
• t-spoon each mace
• tbls. cinnamon.
• wine glass brandy.
• t-spoon soda dissolved in
• cup buttermilk.

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar together; add well beaten eggs.

2. 2

   Stir spices into molasses and add to mixture; then pour in buttermilk.

3. 3

   Cut fruit in pieces and dredge with flour.

4. 4

   Stir in mixture; add remaining flour.

5. 5

   Stir in brandy.

6. 6

   Bake very slowly for 5 or 6 hours over large pan boiling water.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 19 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Atlanta women's club cook book (1921) by Atlanta woman's club, page 61. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

OLD VIRGINIA FRUIT CAKE. 6 eggs. 1 6 cups sifted flour. 1 3 cups sugar. 1 1 cup black molasses. 1 11/2 cups butter. 1 3 lbs. raisins. 1 1 lb. currants. 1 2 lbs. figs. Cream butter and sugar together ; add well beaten eggs. Stir spices into molasses and add to mixture ; then pour in buttermilk. Cut fruit in pieces and dredge with flour. Stir in mixture; add remaining flour. Stir in brandy. Bake very slowly for 5 or 6 hours over large pan boiling water. Mrs. Harry L. Wills. lb. citron. lb. nut meats. t-spoon each cloves and mace. tbls. cinnamon. wine glass brandy. t-spoon soda dissolved in cup buttermilk.

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