Christmas or Wedding Cake
- Minutes to Prepare:
- Minutes to Cook:
- Number of Servings: 100
Ingredients
1 c candied pineapple1 c candied mango2 c seedless raisins2 c currants1/. c soft butter1/2 c soft shortening2 c white sugar1 tbsp vanilla1 tbsp almond extract12 lg eggs1 c grape juice1/2 c honey1 c pitted dates chopped1/2 c mixed candied peel1 1/2 c halved candied cherries4 1/2 c flour2 tsp cinnamon2 tsp baking powder1 tsp baking soda1 tsp salt1 tsp nutmeg1/2 tsp ground cloves1 c chopped almonds1 c chopped pecans
Mix all the fruit and nuts together and set aside
Mix all the driy ingredients together except the sugar and set aside
In a mixer mix the butter, shortening, sugar, vanilla
almond extract, grapejuice, and add the eggs one at a time.
Take one cup of the dry ingredients and dust the fruit coating all the pieces. Add the rest of the dry ingredients to the liquid mixture in the mixer.
In a large bowl combine the fruit and the liquid mixture mixing well.
Coat five 8 1/2 x 4 loaf pans with heavy tin foil and grease with no salt shortening or cooking spray.
Spread dough evenly in pans and cover the top with greased parchment paper . Place on the center rack of the oven . Bake for 2 - 3 1/2 Hours depending on the pans you use in a 275 degree oven. After 1 hr place a cake tin with water on the bottom oven rack to keep the the cakes from drying out
This makes 5 cakes and serves about 90 people
1/2 in x 2 in x 3.5 in pieces
Number of Servings: 100
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NIGHTOWL66.
Mix all the driy ingredients together except the sugar and set aside
In a mixer mix the butter, shortening, sugar, vanilla
almond extract, grapejuice, and add the eggs one at a time.
Take one cup of the dry ingredients and dust the fruit coating all the pieces. Add the rest of the dry ingredients to the liquid mixture in the mixer.
In a large bowl combine the fruit and the liquid mixture mixing well.
Coat five 8 1/2 x 4 loaf pans with heavy tin foil and grease with no salt shortening or cooking spray.
Spread dough evenly in pans and cover the top with greased parchment paper . Place on the center rack of the oven . Bake for 2 - 3 1/2 Hours depending on the pans you use in a 275 degree oven. After 1 hr place a cake tin with water on the bottom oven rack to keep the the cakes from drying out
This makes 5 cakes and serves about 90 people
1/2 in x 2 in x 3.5 in pieces
Number of Servings: 100
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NIGHTOWL66.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 147.9
- Total Fat: 5.9 g
- Cholesterol: 30.4 mg
- Sodium: 74.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 22.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
- Protein: 2.0 g