Mamas Poor Man Fruitcake Recipes

POOR MANS CAKE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a saucepan mix brown sugar, raisins, water and shortening. Bring to a boil and boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. When raisin mixture is cool, add to dry ingredients and mix well to combine.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 or 40 minutes. Do not over bake or it will be too dry. Test after 30 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of cake should come out clean.

BOILED CAKE ( POOR MAN'S FRUITCAKE)

Steps:

• Boil sugar, shortening, raisins, salt, and water (do not boil dates). Add dry ingredients, dates and walnuts to the boiled mixture. Bake at 325* in (2) 8"x8"x2" pans or in (1) 13"x9"x2" pan for 60-75 minutes. Allow to cool and divide into 4 "loaves". Wrap well and store. Serve sliced and plain or with hard sauce. This cake will stay moist for many months, but keeps best when moistened with rum or brandy.

MAMA'S POOR MAN FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• 1. Boil the raisins in water for 15 minutes; Drain, reserving 2 cups of the water.
• 2. Grease and flour a large tube pan.
• 3. In a large bowl, stir together flour, cloves, cinnamon and salt.
• 4. In a medium bowl, cream the eggs, butter and sugar; add 2 cups of the raisin water and mix well.
• 5. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients; mix well.
• 6. Mix in raisins, cherries, nut and baking soda.
• 7. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until knife inserted comes out clean; Cool.