Texas Fruit Cake Recipe 35

TEXAS FRUIT CAKE RECIPE - (3/5)

Steps:

• Mix in order given. Spray miniature muffin pans with non-stick spray. Fill with cake batter. Place pan of water on bottom of oven while baking. Bake at 350deg for 20 minutes (small ones) to 30 minutes (large ones) until golden brown. Let stand for a few minutes before removing from pans. Makes about 48 large cakes or 80 small ones.

HEIRLOOM FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Finely chop candied fruits and pecans.
• Snip dates and raisins into small pieces with kitchen shears dipped in hot water occasionally to prevent stickiness.
• Combine fruit and nuts in a bowl, add 2 or 3 T flour and toss to mix well.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, nutmeg, allspice, and cinnamon.
• Set aside.
• Cream butter until fluffy, then add brown sugar and gradually beat until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs two at a time, then stir in vanilla, lemon juice, and orange juice.
• Mix jelly and rum/juice until smooth.
• Add alternately to batter with dry ingredients.
• Pour batter over fruit and mix throughly, using a wooden spoon or your hands.
• Pour batter into 2 greased and lined loaf pans or 1 ten-inch tube pan.
• Bake at 275 F for 3 1/2 hours.
• Paint generously with grape juice/brandy and wrap in cheesecloth and foil, keeping refrigerated until Christmas time.
• Paint on more juice once or twice per week.