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Irish Fruit Cake

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 6–8 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dessert, Baked

Tags: baking, recipes for cake, recipes for dessert, recipes using baking powder, recipes using butter, recipes using cake flour, recipes using cherry, recipes using egg, recipes using granulated sugar, recipes using raisin

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AIrish_Fruit_Cake)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AIrish%20Fruit%20Cake&oldid=4517026

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 1 lb cake flour
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 oz sultanas or golden raisins
  • 6 oz white granulated sugar
  • 6 oz butter
  • 2 oz citrus peel
  • 2 oz dried cherries

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder.
  3. Cream together butter and sugar; this may take 5–10 minutes.
  4. Beat in eggs individually, incorporating each fully before adding the next.
  5. Fold in fruits then the dry mixture.
  6. Transfer batter to a greased and parchment-lined 8-inch cake pan.
  7. Bake on the center rack for 75–90 minutes. Check for doneness after 60 minutes.
  8. Let cake cool to room temperature in pan.
  9. Remove to a wire tray, cover with towel, and allow to sit until completely cool.

Notes

This particular version of the recipe does not include whiskey. If you were to add it, it would be added along with the butter and sugar. Approximately 1 quart should be used.

This recipe uses raisins and cherries but apples, strawberries, or raspberries can be substituted.