Cherry Christmas Cake
Contributed byMary Kimball
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cup flour
- 3 1/2 cup currants
- 2/3 cup glace cherries (quartered)
- 1/2 cup mixed fruit peel
- 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 2 tablespoon rum, whiskey or brandy
Yield: 24 Servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Instructions
Stir sugar into butter and cream well. Each egg must be added separately into the mixture. Sift flour with salt and add currants, cherries, fruit peel, grated nutmeg and rum, whiskey or brandy, if desired. Pour into well-greased 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3-inch loaf pan and bake at 325° for 2 hours. Test with a straw to be sure cake is baked through. The crust should be a delicate golden color.
This cake should be kept in a tin box to ripen for several days before cutting. It is better when kept a little longer.
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