Directions: |
Directions:1) Cream together butter, Brown sugar and eggs in a large bowl.
2) Wash and dry the raisins and the currants. Wash, dry, pit, and chop the dates. Slice the cherries. Blanch the almonds, and slice them lengthwise. Combine fruits and nuts in large bowl.
3) Grease and line 3 standard Christmas cake pans (these round pans are at least 3 inches deep and come in a set of three sizes- 5, 7, and 9 inch across) with 4 layers of heavy waxed paper, or 3 layers of brown paper. Grease again. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
4) Sift together flour, baking soda, and spices onto a piece of waxed paper. Remove 1 cup of this flour mixture, and combine with fruit and nuts. Mix until fruit is well coated.
Cream the butter until fluffy. Add extracts. Gradually add sugar, mixing until creamy. Beat egg yolks until light and lemon-colored, and beat into the butter mixture. Add half of the remaining flour mixture, and blend thoroughly.
5) Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry; fold into batter. Stir in lightly the remaining flour mixture with fruit juice. Add floured fruit and nuts, blending in until fruit is well distributed.
6) Turn batter into prepared cake tins, filling each about 2/3 full and spreading batter evenly. Bake in center of oven. Bake small cake 2 1/2 hours, medium cake 3 1/2 hours, and large cake 4 to 4 1/2 hours. Remove from oven and allow to stand 5 minutes, then turn out on wire rack to cool. |
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