Name: Festive Fruitcake I
Yield: 48
Ingredients: Raisins - 12 cups; Dried currants - 3 cups; Candied mixed fruit - 2 pounds; Candied cherries - 1 pound; Maraschino cherries, drained - 1 (16 ounce) jar; Dates, pitted and chopped - 1 ¼ cups; All-purpose flour - 1 cup; Butter, softened - 2 cups; White sugar - 2 cups; Egg yolks - 12; Crushed pineapple with juice - 1 (20 ounce) can; Vanilla extract - 1 tablespoon; All-purpose flour - 2 ¼ cups; Baking powder - 1 tablespoon; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Cocoa - 4 teaspoons; Ground cinnamon - 4 teaspoons; Ground nutmeg - 2 teaspoons; Orange juice - 1 cup; Whole or chopped walnuts - 4 cups; Egg whites - 12

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Ingredients for - Festive Fruitcake I

1. Raisins - 12 cups

2. Dried currants - 3 cups

3. Candied mixed fruit - 2 pounds

4. Candied cherries - 1 pound

5. Maraschino cherries, drained - 1 (16 ounce) jar

6. Dates, pitted and chopped - 1 ¼ cups

7. All-purpose flour - 1 cup

8. Butter, softened - 2 cups

9. White sugar - 2 cups

10. Egg yolks - 12

11. Crushed pineapple with juice - 1 (20 ounce) can

12. Vanilla extract - 1 tablespoon

13. All-purpose flour - 2 ¼ cups

14. Baking powder - 1 tablespoon

15. Baking soda - ½ teaspoon

16. Salt - 1 teaspoon

17. Cocoa - 4 teaspoons

18. Ground cinnamon - 4 teaspoons

19. Ground nutmeg - 2 teaspoons

20. Orange juice - 1 cup

21. Whole or chopped walnuts - 4 cups

22. Egg whites - 12

How to cook deliciously - Festive Fruitcake I

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease four 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans, and then line with brown paper or foil. Grease again.

2. Stage

In a large container stir raisins, currants, candied fruit mix, candied cherries, maraschino cherries, dates, and 1 cup flour together until all the fruit is well coated with flour.

3. Stage

Measure 2 1/4 cup flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a medium bowl. Stir to mix.

4. Stage

In a very large bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the sugar. Beat in egg yolks three at a time. Stir in pineapple with juice and vanilla. Add flour mixture in 3 parts alternately with fruit juice in 2 parts to the creamed mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in walnuts.

5. Stage

In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold egg whites into batter, and stir in fruit gently. Divide batter among pans. Smooth.

6. Stage

Bake for about 3 hours until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.