Light Christmas Cake
- 1 lb. butter
- 2 c. sugar
- 10 eggs
- 4 c. flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- juice of 1 orange
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2 lb. white raisins
- 1/2 lb. coconut
- 1/2 lb. glazed red cherries
- 1/2 lb. green cherries
- 1/4 lb. glazed pineapple
- 1/2 lb. almonds
- 1 tsp. almond or vanilla
- Prepare 2 loaf pans by lining with foil.
- Cream the butter. Add sugar gradually; beat until creamy.
- Add almond flavor.
- Sift dry ingredients.
- Prepare fruit and nuts by cutting in small pieces and coating with flour.
- Now, beat eggs; add to first part. Add dry ingredients.
- Alternate with fruit and nuts and juices, beating after each addition.
- Pour into prepared pans.
- Bake for 2 1/2 to 3 hours in a 275u0b0 oven.
butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, orange, lemon, white raisins, coconut, glazed red cherries, green cherries, pineapple, almonds, almond
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=764565 (may not work)