RCI-BR.004.0107.001

Brandied Fruit Cakes

Name: Brandied Fruit Cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4½ cups raisins; 2¼ cups currants; ½ lbs soft butter or margarine; ½ lbs soft shortening; 2 cups sugar; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 1 tbsp almond extract; 12 unit eggs; 1 cup orange juice concentrate (not thawed); ½ cup honey; 4½ cups unsifted all purpose flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp nutmeg; ½ tsp cloves (ground); 1 cup pitted dates (cut up); 2¼ cups candied cherries; 1 cup blanched almonds (halved)

I take the whole amount of fruit (10 cups) and make a nice looking mixture. I don't necessarily use

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyadvanced

Ingredients

raisins
4½ cups
currants
2¼ cups
soft butter or margarine
½ lbs
soft shortening
½ lbs
sugar
2 cups
vanilla extract
1 tbsp
almond extract
1 tbsp
eggs
12 unit
orange juice concentrate (not thawed)
1 cup
honey
½ cup
unsifted all purpose flour
4½ cups
baking powder
2 tsp
baking soda
1 tsp
salt
1 tsp
nutmeg
1 tsp
cloves (ground)
½ tsp
pitted dates
cut up
1 cup
candied cherries
2¼ cups
blanched almonds
halved
1 cup

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Brandied Fruit Cakes

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