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Fruit Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup chopped dates
1 Cup raisins
2/3 cup butter
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1/4 cup baking molasses
1 1/2 cups hot water
2 eggs
2 containers fruit
1 cup nuts
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
Directions:
Directions:
1. combine: dates, raisins, butter, brown sugar, molasses and hot water. Boil gently
for 3 minutes and cool
2. beat in 2 eggs
3. add containers of fruit and nuts
4. sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and baking powder
5. add fruit to mixture
6. this give a 4 lb or more cake if you use the mini size cups make 3/4 full bake 300
for 40 minutes if you bake in a tube pan 275 for 2 1/2 hours

 

 

 

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