Grandma Alice's Dark Fruit Cake Recipe

• 1 pound butter
• 10 Large eggs, well beaten
• 4 c. flour
• 1/2 c. cider
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon mace
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 pound dates, seeded & sliced
• 2 1/2 c. nut meats (more if desired) (Brazil nuts, walnuts, pecans, etc.)
• 1 pound seeded raisins
• 3 pound fruit cake mix
• 1 pound brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon double acting baking pwdr
• 1 pound currants
• 1 c. honey, strained

1. Sift flour once.
2. Add in baking pwdr and spices.
3. Then sift 3 more times.
4. Cream shortening.
5. Add in sugar gradually, then the well beaten Large eggs.
6. Add in fruit, peel, nuts, honey, molasses and cider.
7. Add in flour gradually.
8. Bake in pans which are greased and thoroughly lined with oiled paper.
9. Bake in slow oven (250 degrees) for 3-3 1/2 hrs with a pan of water under the cake on the bottom of oven to keep from burning on bottom.
10. Makes 10 pounds.

butter, eggs, flour, cider, cloves, mace, cinnamon, dates, nut meats, raisins, cake mix, brown sugar, salt, double acting baking pwdr, currants, honey

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/grandma-alice-s-dark-fruit-cake-17784 (may not work)