Cakes: White Fruit Cake

By JoFClark

Ingredients

• 1 lb butter
• 1 lb sifted flour
• 1 lb sifted sugar
• 1 dozen eggs
• 1/4 t baking powder
• 1/2 pint sherry wine
• 1 fresh coconut, grated
• 1 1/2 lb white raisins
• 1 lb blanched almonds
• 1 lb candied cherries
• 1 lb candied pineapple
• 1/2 lb citron
• 1 lb pecans
• 1/4 lb lemon peel
• 1/4 lb orange peel
• 1 t salt
• 1 cup orange juice

Preparation

Step 1

Pour wine over chopped fruit and let stand overnight.
Next morning, dredge fruit and nuts with 1 cup flour.
Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs, 1 at a time and mix well after each.
Add remaining flour, grated coconut, salt and baking powder.
Add dredged fruit alternately with orange juice and mix well.
Bake in a 10 inch tube pan, greased and lined with flour..
Cook in a preheated oven at 300 degrees for 3 1/2 hours.