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Bourbon Fruit Cake

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Eggs, Grains Cakes, Gifts 1 Servings

INGREDIENTS

4 c Flour; Sifted
1 ts Baking Powder
4 ts Nutmeg
1 c Butter
2 c Sugar
6 Whole Eggs
1/2 c Bourbon
4 c Pecans; Coarsely Chopped
1 lb Seeded Light Raisins
1/2 c Candied Cherries; Green & Red Sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Sift flour and baking powder and nutmeg together.
2. Cream butter, add sugar and cream until fluffy.
3. beat in eggs, one at a time.
4. Add dry ingredients alternately with bourbon.
5. Stir in nuts, raisins and cherries.
6. Turn mixture into well greased 10" tube pan.
7. Bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours or until straw inserted in cake comes
out clean.
8. Remove from oven and let stand in pan for 20 minutes.
9. Take out of pan and cool on rack. If you wish, sprinkle more bourbon on
cake when it has cooled.
10. Wrap in foil or put in container.
11. Occasionally, sprinkle with more bourbon if you wish. Keeps well.
12. Before serving, sift powdered sugar over surface.
Recipe by: diane@keyway.net
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 196 by "Diane Geary"
<diane@keyway.net> on Nov 4, 1997

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