Fruit Cake from Catherine Tremante

By Cathcook24

Holiday Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups butter
• 2 c sugar
• 6 eggs
• 1 t baking soda
• 1/2 c molasses
• 4 c flour
• 2 t cinnamon
• 1 t mace
• 1 t nutmeg
• 1 t cloves
• 3/4 cup brandy
• 1 lb. pitted dates
• 1 lb. figs
• 1 lb. raisins
• 2 lb. candied fruit
• lb. cherries

Preparation

Step 1

cream butter, sugar and eggs.
Dissolve bakig soda in molasses
mix 3 cups flour with spices. Dredge all fruit with 1 cupflour. Add flour and spices to butter. Stir in molasses& brandy stir in fruit, allow to sit over night, mix in th morning and cook. Pour brantdy on cakes 1x a week.