I want to make a Fruit Cake but a light one, not one that weights 10 #'s.?!
You know what I mean!? Do you have a recipe for a LIGHT Fruit Cake!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Light Fruit Cake
1 pound raisins, plumped (see hints)
1 cup ground almonds
1 (8 ounce) package glacé red cherries
1 (4 ounce) package glacé green cherries
1 (4 ounce) package glacé pineapple, chopped
1 (4 ounce) package chopped citron peel
2 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/3 cups sugar
2 teaspoons almond flavoring
1/3 cup brandy
1/3 cup milk
4 egg whites
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Mixing bowls and spoons
Knives
Measuring spoons
Measuring cup
Brown paper
8" X 8" X 3" fruit cake pan
Preheat oven to 275o F!. Place pan of water in oven!. Grease cake pan, line pan with brown paper and grease again!. Combine raisins, almonds, and ALL glacé fruit (red and green cherries, pineapple, citron peel)!. Dredge (pulling the fruit through the flour to coat them) fruit mixture in 1/2 cup flour!. In another bowl, cream together butter and shortening!. Gradually, beat in sugar, egg yolks and almond flavoring!. Mix together brandy and milk!. Add creamed mixture alternatively with the brandy and milk liquid to the remaining 2 1/4 cups flour!. Beat together to form stiff but moist peaks!. Add egg whites and cream of tartar!. Fold in batter!. Then fold in floured fruit!. Turn into the prepared pan!. Bake at preheated 275o F oven for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until cake tests done with a toothpick!. Remove from pan and lift off brown paper!. Allow to cool!.
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1 pound raisins, plumped (see hints)
1 cup ground almonds
1 (8 ounce) package glacé red cherries
1 (4 ounce) package glacé green cherries
1 (4 ounce) package glacé pineapple, chopped
1 (4 ounce) package chopped citron peel
2 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/3 cups sugar
2 teaspoons almond flavoring
1/3 cup brandy
1/3 cup milk
4 egg whites
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Mixing bowls and spoons
Knives
Measuring spoons
Measuring cup
Brown paper
8" X 8" X 3" fruit cake pan
Preheat oven to 275o F!. Place pan of water in oven!. Grease cake pan, line pan with brown paper and grease again!. Combine raisins, almonds, and ALL glacé fruit (red and green cherries, pineapple, citron peel)!. Dredge (pulling the fruit through the flour to coat them) fruit mixture in 1/2 cup flour!. In another bowl, cream together butter and shortening!. Gradually, beat in sugar, egg yolks and almond flavoring!. Mix together brandy and milk!. Add creamed mixture alternatively with the brandy and milk liquid to the remaining 2 1/4 cups flour!. Beat together to form stiff but moist peaks!. Add egg whites and cream of tartar!. Fold in batter!. Then fold in floured fruit!. Turn into the prepared pan!. Bake at preheated 275o F oven for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until cake tests done with a toothpick!. Remove from pan and lift off brown paper!. Allow to cool!.
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easy, simple one-take spice or banana cake mix !. add your candied fruits, nuts, spices( cinnamon, nutmeg all-spice,etc!. and molasses dark or light your choice, put loaf pan , round pan, or bundt pan bake @ 350-375* for 45min or till done toothpick check!.
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