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16  40 Minutes 4 Hours

Light Fruitcake
Submitted by: Jimmy
 This has a lot of ingredients, but it is the best recipe for fruit cake I've ever had. This is great for Christmas

INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 1/2 cup(s) , Butter Softened
  • 1 1/2 cup(s) , Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon(s) , Vanilla Extract
  • 7 large , Eggs Separated
  • 3 cup(s) , Flour
  • 1 1/2 pound(s) , Candied Pineapples Multi-Colored
  • 1 pound(s) , Candied Cherries
  • 1/4 pound(s) , Diced Candied Citron
  • 1/2 pound(s) , Golden Raisins
  • 3 cup(s) , Pecan Halves
  • 1 cup(s) , Black Walnuts Chopped
  • 1/2 cup(s) , Flour
  • 1/4 cup(s) , Brandy

Instructions:
Make a liner for a 10-inch tube-pan by drawing a circle with an 18-inch
diameter on a piece of brown paper. Cut out circle; set pan in center,
and draw around base of pan and inside tube. Fold circle into eighths,
having the drawn lines on the outside.

Cut off tip end of circle along inside drawn line. Unfold paper;
cut along folds to the outside drawn line. From another piece of
brown paper, cut another circle with a 10-inch diameter; grease
and set aside. Place the 18-inch line in pan; grease and set aside.

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed
of an electric mixer. Stir in flavorings. Beat egg yolks;
alternately add yolks and 3 cups flours to creamed mixture.

Combine candied pineapple, cherries, citron, golden raisins,
pecans, and walnuts in a bowl; dredge with 1/2 cup flour, stirring
to coat well. Stir mixture into batter. Beat egg whites (at room
temperature) until stiff peaks form; fold into butter.

Spoon batter into prepared pan. Arrange additional candied fruit
and nuts on top of batter, if desired. Cover pan with 10-inch
brown paper circle, greased side down. Bake at 250 degrees for
about 4 hours or until cake tests done. Remove from oven.
Take off paper cover, and slowly pour 1/4 cup brandy evenly over
cake; cool completely on wire rack.

Remove cake from pan; peel paper liner from cake. Wrap cake in
brandy-soaked cheesecloth. Store in an airtight in a cool place
up to 3 weeks; pour a small amount of brandy over cake each
week. Yield: one 10-inch cake.

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