Description
This is a very good cake for Christmas. Do not double this recipe. You don’t need to age this cake.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups golden raisins
- ½ cup red candied cherries
- 1 cup candied mixed fruit peel
- 1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
Instructions
- Line an angel food pan with parchment paper and brush with melted butter.
- Cream butter or margarine
- and then beat in sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time
- beating well after each addition. Stir in extract. Mix in flour
- baking powder
- and salt. Stir in raisins
- cherries
- pineapple
- and mixed peel. Cover bowl and let sit at room temperature
- 8 hours to overnight.
- Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 2 1/2 hours with a pan of hot water placed on the lowest rack of your oven during baking. Brush warm cake with some melted butter.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
Total Time: 10 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 14