| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs | 1 | Servings | ||
INGREDIENTS
| 1 | c | Dried prunes; (pitted) |
| 2 | c | Chopped pecans |
| 1 | c | Dried apricots |
| 2 | c | All-purpose flour |
| 1/4 | c | Honey |
| 1 | ts | Salt |
| 1/4 | c | Sherry |
| 1 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 1 | c | Figs |
| 1 | c | Dried peaches |
| 1 | c | Light raisins |
| 1/2 | ts | Nutmeg |
| 1 | c | Dark raisins |
| 1/4 | ts | Allspice |
| 1 | c | Currants |
| 1/4 | ts | Ground cloves |
| 4 | oz | Diced citron |
| 1/4 | ts | Baking soda |
| 4 | oz | Diced orange peel |
| 1 | c | Soft butter **** |
| 4 | oz | Diced lemon peel |
| 1 1/4 | c | Brown sugar |
| 1 | c | Chopped dates |
| 4 | Eggs | |
| 8 | oz | Candied pineapple; diced |
| 4 | oz | Diced candied cherries |
| Pecan halves; pineapple rings and cherry halves for decoration |
INSTRUCTIONS
*** Must be butter no substitutions Lightly grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan. Preheat oven to 275 degrees Fahrenheit. Finely chop prunes, apricots, and figs place in a medium saucepan. Cover with water; simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Drain; cool. Combine prunes, apricots, figs, currants, light and dark raisins with honey and sherry in a medium saucepan, bring to boiling point. Remove from heat, cover and set aside. In a very large bowl combine citron, lemon peel, orange peel, cubed pineapple, dates, cherries, and pecans. Set mixture aside. Sift flour with salt cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and baking soda. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter at medium speed until light, gradually add sugar beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating after each addition; then beat until light and fluffy. At low speed blend in flour mixture until just combined. Add batter, along with prune mixture to fruits and nuts. With hands mix until fruits and nuts are distributed throughout the batter. Spoon batter into prepared pan; packing lightly; bake 4 hours, or until cake tester comes clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Decorate and place cake in a large piece of cheesecloth soaked in sherry. Wrap cake completely, store in airtight container in refrigerator and every 5 days sprinkle cake with more sherry. ThePoet102 Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 368 by Giz2day <Giz2day@aol.com> on Dec 14, 1997
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