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Ingredients
1
pound
glacé cherries
1
pound
glacé pineapple
1
pound
raisins
(preferably white)
1
pound
walnuts
(chopped)
1
pound
pecans
(chopped)
1
cup
brandy or whiskey or non alcoholic flavored syrup
(plus more for soaking)
1
pound
butter
1
pound
powdered sugar
10
large
eggs, separated
4
cups
flour
1
teaspoon
baking soda
½
teaspoon
salt
1
teaspoon
ground cinnamon
1
teaspoon
ground nutmeg
1
teaspoon
vanilla
aluminum foil and cheesecloth for each cake
Instructions
Combine the fruit and nuts in a bowl and soak in alcohol or flavored syrup overnight (8-12 hours).
Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolks. Add 3 cups of flour, soda and salt.
In a separate bowl, beat egg whites then add to butter sugar mixture with the vanilla and spices.
Add final cup of flour to fruit and nuts to lightly coat, then add to batter. Pour into either a 12 cup greased tube pan or 6-8 greased loaf pans.
Put a pan with 1 ½ cups of water in the bottom of the oven, preheat oven to 250° F. Bake the tube pan for 3 hours and the loaf pans for 1- 1 ½ hours.
Remove from pans and allow to cool.
Soak the cheese cloth in additional liquor and wrap the cake(s), wrap in aluminum foil and allow to soak for at least one week in a cool dry place.
Notes
If you want to make a non-alcoholic version you could try one of those flavored syrups used for flavoring coffee.