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Fruitcake

By: Roxy

"This is my 90-year-old grandmother's recipe. Very simple."

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9 inch tube cake

Ingredients

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

Directions

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.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 639 | Total Fat: 27g | Cholesterol: 99mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2005 by Amanda Johnson

This is THE perfect fruitcake recipie. The only changes i made were to double the amount of...

Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2003 by BEV

I thought this was the best fruitcake I've eaten. I was specifically looking for a recipe...

Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2003 by EUNICEGOH

It is delicious. I gave them away as Christmas presents and received great compliments. I'll...

Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2005 by Jean

This is a delicious cake but I found I had to cook it much longer than an hour. Did anyone...

Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2006 by Lighthouse Rita

Great fruitcake. I soaked my dried fruit mix in rum and I used rum instead of brandy. I also...

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2006 by AWO

Excellent! I soaked my fruits and nuts in brandy for a week in advance and aged the cakes...

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2004 by Kathleen Brady

This is an awesomely good recipe. I have never been fond of the candied fruit cake my mother...

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2006 by kelli

I love this recipe. I did change a few things, I added choc. chips and dried cherries instead...

Reviewed on Nov. 6, 2005 by rsteppr

This is a great recipe! It's like no other fruitcake that I've ever tasted. Everyone should...

Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2006 by AUSSIEMUM1

I went to make this cake 3 1/2 weeks before Christmas and discovered I only had one egg. I...

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