Fruit Cake, Kentucky Bourbon

• 1 1/2 c. butter, softened
• 2 c. sugar
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 c. molasses
• 4 c. flour
• 1 heaping tsp. baking powder
• 2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 lb. raisins
• 1 c. chopped candied pineapple
• 1 c. chopped candied cherries
• 1 c. orange marmalade
• 2 lb. chopped pecans
• 1 c. bourbon
• apple slices

1. Cream the butter and sugar; add eggs one at a time.
2. Combine dry ingredients together.
3. Mix fruit, marmalade and nuts in a large bowl.
4. Add 1 cup of dry ingredients to egg and sugar mix, alternating with bourbon.
5. Stir in fruit mix.
6. Bake in greased and papered 10-inch pan at 250u0b0 for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
7. Cool.
8. Wrap in cloth dampened with bourbon.
9. Place in airtight container along with apple slices.
10. Allow cake to ripen before cutting, about 1 month.
11. Yields 8 pounds.

butter, sugar, eggs, molasses, flour, baking powder, nutmeg, raisins, candied pineapple, candied cherries, orange marmalade, pecans, bourbon, apple slices

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=564533 (may not work)