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Yield:
1 Servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
2 lb Candied cherries
2 lb Candied pineapple
1/2 lb Citron
1/2 lb Candied orange peel
1/2 lb Candied lemon peel
2 lb Pitted dates
2 lb Golden raisins
1 lb Dark raisins
1 lb Currants
11 oz Shelled pecans
Flour
1 lb Butter or margarine
1 lb Brown sugar
12 x Eggs
1 tbl Vanilla
1 lrg Lemon (Juice only)
1 lrg Orange (juice only)
2 tsp Baking powder
2 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Ground nutmeg
1 tsp Ground allspice
1 tbl Ground cinnamon
1/2 cup Grape juice or wine
Light corn syrup
Instructions:
Instructions: Cut fruit into small pieces and chop nuts. Mix fruit and nuts with enough flour to coat well. Cream butter and sugar until light. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and lemon and orange juices. Resift 4 cups sifted flour with baking powder, soda, nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon. Add alternately with grape juice to egg mixture.

Stir in fruit and nut mixture. Grease 2 (9- x 5-inch) loaf pans and 1

(10-inch) tube pan. Line with brown paper and grease paper. Turn batter into pans, filling 3/4 full. Bake at 200F. Loaf pans will require about 4 1/2 hours. Tube pan about 6 1/2 hours. About 30 minutes before cake is done, brush light corn syrup over top and decorate with nuts and fruits.

Cool in pans. Pour a little additional wine over top of cooled cake, if desired, wrap and store in cool place 1 month before using.

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