Rich Fruit Cake
- 3/4 lb butter
- 1 lb brown sugar
- 8 eggs
- 2 lbs raisins
- 2 lbs currants
- 1 lb citron chopped very fine
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/2 oz ground cloves
- 1/2 oz ground cinnamon
- 1/2 oz ground mace
- 4 cups flour
- 1 wineglass sherry
- 1 wineglass brandy
Beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add the eggs thoroughly beaten, then the raisins (seeded) and currants well washed and dried. Chop the citron- or pass it through a meat chopper- and add to the other ingredients with the molasses and ground spices. Sift and add the flour, and lastly, stir in the sherry and brandy. Bake in cake pans lines with two thicknesses of greased paper to protect the cake from too great heat. Bake very slowly about 4 hours.
Submitted by Oct 1, 2009
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