Fruitcake
This is my 90-year-old grandmother's recipe. Very simple.
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Servings
16 servings
What You Need
2 cups packed brown sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons ground cloves
2 tablespoons ground allspice
2 tablespoons ground nutmeg
4 eggs
2 tablespoons lemon zest
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup brandy
1 1/2 cups raisins
1 1/2 cups chopped nuts
1 1/2 cups dried mixed fruit
1 1/2 cups butter, melted
1 3/4 cups brandy
Instructions
Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).Grease and flour a tube pan.
In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, soda, spices, eggs, lemon rind, vanilla, 1/2 cup brandy, fruit, nuts, and melted butter or margarine.Mix thoroughly.Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for 1 hour, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.Cool on a wire rack.
Wrap cooled cake in foil.Sprinkle 2 tablespoons brandy over the cake everyday for 2 weeks.
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