Rich Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 12 eggs
• 1 teacup Karo syrup
• 1 1/2 lb. butter
• 1 cup wine
• 1 1/2 lb. flour
• 1 level t-spoon soda
• 4 lbs. raisins
• 1 lb. English walnuts
• 3 lbs. currants
• 1 lb. crystallized cherries
• 1 1/2 lbs. citron
• 1/2 lb. crystallized pineapple
• 1 lb. pecans
• 1 t-spoon allspice
• 1 t-spoon cloves
• 1 t-spoon cinnamon
• 1 nutmeg grated
• 1/2 lb. flour to flour fruit

Method

1. 1

   Separate whites and yolks of eggs; beat half of the yolks with half of the sugar; cream the butter with the other half and mix all together.

2. 2

   Add half the flour; then whites of eggs beaten with the other half of the flour.

3. 3

   Add the syrup with soda beaten in, and add the ground spice.

4. 4

   Lastly add the fruit, which has been dredged in flour.

5. 5

   Stir quickly into batter.

6. 6

   Cut citron into thin strips and lay across bottom in order to hold batter together.

7. 7

   It is sometimes necessary to put several thicknesses of paper in bottom of pan to prevent burning.

8. 8

   Bake slowly about six hours — pour wine over cake when baked.

9. 9

   Half this quantity makes nice size cake.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Atlanta women's club cook book (1921) by Atlanta woman's club, page 103. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

. 1/2 lb. butter. 1 lemon juice and rind. 3 lbs. sugar. Cream butter and sugar, add yolks well beaten; beat whites stiff; put soda into lemon juice and grated rind, and stir in batter. Add flour and work well. If not thick enough, add more flour. Roll thin, sprinkle with sugar, and bake. TEA CAKES NO 2. 2 eggs. 2 cups flour. 8 tbls. sugar. 1 t-spoon baking powder. 2 tbls. butter or lard. Beat eggs, sugar and butter. Mix with flour, roll thin, cut and bake on buttered pan. RICH FRUIT CAKE. 12 eggs. 1 teacup Karo syrup. MRS. THOMAS' RECIPES 193 11/2 lb. butter. 1 cup wine. 11/2 lb. flour. 1 level t-spoon soda. 4 fbs. raisins. 1 lb. English walnuts. 3 lbs. currants. 1 lb. crystallized cherries. 11/2 lbs. citron. V2 lb- crystallized pineapple. 1 lb. pecans. 1 t-spoon allspice. 1 t-spoon cloves. 1 t-spoon cinnamon. 1 nutmeg grated. 1/2 lb. flour to flour fruit

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