Dark Fruit Cake
- 1/2 lb. butter
- 2 c. sugar
- 4 c. self-rising flour
- 10 eggs
- 1 c. wine
- 1/2 tsp. allspice
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. cloves
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 small glass apple jelly
- 1/2 lb. candied cherries
- 1 lb. fruit mix
- 1 lb. candied figs
- 1/2 lb. candied pineapple
- 2 lb. seedless raisins
- 2 c. pecans and 1 c. black walnuts
- Cream butter and sugar together.
- Beat eggs and add to mixture. Sift flour and add alternately with wine.
- Add jelly to mixture and mix well.
- Add spices and vanilla.
- Have fruit chopped up, add raisins and nuts.
- Mix all ingredients.
- Pour into tube pan and bake in 300u0b0 oven for 4 1/2 hours.
- This will make a 7 pound fruit cake.
- Decorate cake with pineapple slices, pecans and/or cherries.
butter, sugar, flour, eggs, wine, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, vanilla, apple jelly, candied cherries, fruit mix, candied figs, candied pineapple, raisins, pecans
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=379061 (may not work)