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James Beards Mothers Fruit Cake

Recipe name:
James Beards Mothers Fruit Cake

Recipe category:
Cake

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Recipe details:

125 g Glace cherries 90 g Glace apricot 250 g Glace pineapple 125 g Mixed peel 300 g Raisins 125 g Sultanas 125 g Currants 1/3 c Brandy 90 g Pecans 1/4 c Flour 90 g Butter 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Soft brown sugar 3 lg Eggs 45 g Grated dark chocolate 1 tb Brandy 1/2 c Flour 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Nutmeg 1 pn Ground cloves 1/2 ts Baking powder Place cherries, apricots, pineapple, peel, raisins, sultanas, currants in a bowl. Marinate in brandy 2 days stirring occasionaly. Add nuts and 1/4 cup of flour, stir well. Cream butter with two sugars add eggs mixing well between each. Add chocolate and brandy. Sift in flour, cinammon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder. Add fruit mix and blend thoroughly. Pour into tin, hollow the centre, bake 150degrees 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Paint with brandy and store at least two months to mature.

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James Beards Mothers Fruit Cake

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