Poor Mans Fruit Cake Recipes

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.

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.

POOR MAN'S CAKE

Steps:

• Boil together all ingredients.
• Add water just enough water to cover raisins.
• Boil until raisins are tender.
• Cool.
• Add 1 t baking soda and enough Unbleached flour to make a stiff batter.
• Pour batter into 9-inch round cake pan.
• Bake in moderate oven until cake springs back when touched lightly (about 1 hour at 350 degrees F).
• Serve warm or cold with cream, custard sauce or powdered sugar frosting.
• Walnuts may be added to batter just before baking.

POOR MAN'S FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Put all these 11 ingredients in a lg sausepan and bring to a simmer for about 7 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool completely. Then add 2 tsp baking soda that you disolve in a little warm water (to cooled mixture)Stir well.
• 2. Add enough flour to mixture to make a stiff mix. Add nuts. (Most times my fruitcake is really poor (no nuts)
• 3. Bake 350* til toothpick comes out clean from centers. Makes 7 small loaves or 3 regular size