Christmas Fruitcake

• 1 lb butter
• 1 1/2 lb brown sugar
• 1 1/2 lbs flour
• 2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp mace
• 1 tsp cloves
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 3 lbs raisins
• 2 lbs currants
• 1 lb citron, sliced
• 1 lb dates, sliced
• 10 eggs, well beaten
• 1 c molasses
• 1 c strong cold coffee
• Juice and grated rind of 1 lemon
• 1 c tart jelly
• 1/4 lb almonds, sliced

1. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
2. Sift dry ingredients together 3 times and mix with fruit.
3. Add eggs to creamed mixture. Add flour-fruit mixture alternately with next 5 ingredients and beat thoroughly.
4. Pour into pans lined with greased paper. Sprinkle almonds on top.
5. Cover cakes with greased paper.
6. Steam for 2 hours, then bake in slow oven 300u0b0 1 1/2 to 2 hours, removing paper last 1/2 hour to dry surface.

butter, brown sugar, flour, nutmeg, mace, cloves, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, raisins, currants, citron, dates, eggs, molasses, cold coffee, lemon, tart jelly, almonds

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=74921 (may not work)