Mom's Fruitcake

• Our family has been making this for the past 45 years. Friends and family all love it!
• Preheat oven to 250-275 degrees.
• 2 1/2 cups butter
• 4 cups light brown sugar
• 8 eggs, beaten
• 10 cups flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 2 1/2/ tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 3/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 3/4/ tsp. cloves
• 2 lb. mixed candied fruit
• 2 lb. red candied cherries (leave whole)
• 1/2 lb. candied pineapple (cut into wedges)
• 1/2 lb. pitted dates (chopped)
• 1 lb. golden raisins
• 1/2 lb. currants
• 2 1/2 lb. walnuts (broken large)
• 3/4 cup sherry wine
• Batter will make about 15 lbs. Prepare pans according to chart below. Grease and line pans with brown paper, waxed paper, or parchment. Grease again. Cut paper about 1 inch taller than pans. Fill pans a little over half full with batter. If you have room in the oven, put a pan with some hot water in it in the bottom, to keep the cakes moist. Enjoy!

1. Batter will make about 15 lbs.
2. Prepare pans according to chart below.
3. Grease and line pans with brown paper, waxed paper, or parchment.
4. Grease again.
5. Cut paper about 1 inch taller than pans.
6. Fill pans a little over half full with batter.
7. If you have room in the oven, put a pan with some hot water in it in the bottom, to keep the cakes moist.
8. Enjoy!
9. Pan sizes and baking chart:
10. 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan: 6 1/2 cups batter, bake for 3 hours
11. 10" tube pan: 2 1/2 quarts batter, bake for 3 hrs 15 mins
12. 1 lb.
13. coffee cans: 3 3/4 cups batter, bake for 3 hrs 15 mins
14. 9 1/4 oz.
15. tuna cans: 1 cup batter, bake for 1 hour 30 mins
16. No.303 (16oz) cans: 1 2/3 cup batter, bake for 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 hours
17. 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2-inch mini loaf pans: 3/4 cup batter, bake for 1 hour
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