STRAWBERRY BLOND FRUITCAKE

By BobLongo

Ingredients

• 3 cups golden raisins
• Bourbon
• 5 cups candied cherry halves
• 5 cups pecan pieces
• 4 cups all-purpose flour. divided
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 pound butter. softened
• 2 ¼ cups sugar, divided
• 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 12 eggs, separated and at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons unsulfured m

Details

Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 60mins

Preparation

Step 1

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Juice of 1 large orange
Preheat over to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour baking tins (see note) and set aside. In
a medium bowl. combine raisins and cup bourbon, stirring occasionally until whiskey is absorbed.
In a large bowl, combine cherries and pecan pieces, reserving some of each, if desired. to decorate tops of cakes. Add raisins and 2 cups of flour, and stir to coat fruits and nuts. On a piece of wax paper, stir together the remaining flour. the baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In another large bowl, with electric mixer at high speed. cream butter with 1'/' cups sugar and the nutmeg until mixture is light and creamy. In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and light.
Beat into creamed mixture. then add flour mixture alternately with