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

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.