Walnut Holiday Cake Recipe

• 2 c. walnuts
• 1 c. pitted dates
• 1 c. seedless raisins
• 1/4 c. of brandy
• 2 c. diced candied fruits and peels
• 1/4 c. strawberry jam
• 1/4 c. soft butter
• 3 Large eggs
• 1/2 c. granulated sugar
• 1/2 c. packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 c. sifted plain flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon mace

1. Coarsely chop walnuts, raisins and dates.
2. Combine with candied fruit and peels brandy and jam.
3. Set aside.
4. Cream butter and sugar together.
5. Beat in Large eggs one at the time till well blended.
6. Resift flour with salt, soda and spices into egg mix.
7. Mix till smooth batter.
8. Combine with walnut and fruit mix.
9. Turn into a well-greased and floured 10 1/4 by 3 5/8 by 2 5/8 loaf pan.
10. Bake below oven center at 275 degrees with shallow pan of water in bottom of oven about 1 3/4 hrs or possibly till cake test done.
11. This is the fruit cake I make at Christmas.

walnuts, dates, raisins, brandy, peels, strawberry jam, butter, eggs, sugar, brown sugar, flour, salt, soda, cinnamon, cloves, mace

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/walnut-holiday-cake-27889 (may not work)