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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 180 Minutes |
Ready In: 210 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This comes from my Nanny's brother and his wife. Ingredients:
4 1/2 cups cake flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves |
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon |
1/2 teaspoon mace |
1 lb butter |
1 lb brown sugar |
10 eggs |
1/2 lb candied cherry |
1/2 lb candied pineapple |
1 lb dates |
1 lb raisins |
1 lb currants |
1/2 lb citron |
1/2 lb candied orange peel |
1/2 lb candied lemon peel |
1/2 lb pecans, chopped |
1 cup molasses |
1/2 cup apple cider |
Directions:
1. Sift flour once, measure add baking powder & spices. Sift together 3 times.
2. Cream butter and add sugar gradually- cream until light and fluffy.
3. Add remaining ingredients- adding flour gradually.
4. Bake in 4 greased loaf pans- in a preheated oven at 250 degrees for 3 1/2 hours-.
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