White Fruitcake
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Cooking:
35 min.
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Servings per container:
36
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Ingredients for - White Fruitcake

1. Golden raisins - 3 cups
2. Candied pineapple chunks - 1 ½ cups
3. Candied cherries - 1 ½ cups
4. Dried currants - 1 cup
5. Candied orange peel - 2 ounces
6. Candied citron peel - 2 ounces
7. Orange juice - ½ cup
8. Unsalted butter, softened - 2 cups
9. Confectioners' sugar - 4 cups
10. Eggs, separated - 8 large
11. Pecans, chopped - 4 cups
12. Sifted all-purpose flour - 3 cups

How to cook deliciously - White Fruitcake

1. Stage

Chop raisins, pineapple chunks, and cherries into smaller pieces and transfer to a large bowl.

2. Stage

Add currants, orange peel, and citron peel to the bowl. Pour in orange juice, cover, and soak, 8 hours to overnight.

3. Stage

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Place a small pan of water on a lower shelf in the oven. Line one 5x9-inch loaf pan and two 3x8-inch loaf pans with parchment paper.

4. Stage

Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until incorporated.

5. Stage

Whisk egg yolks in a separate bowl until thick and pale in color. Add to the butter mixture and mix until incorporated. Mix in soaked fruit and orange juice mixture, then gradually mix in sifted flour.

6. Stage

In another clean bowl, beat egg whites until peaks form. Fold egg whites into the batter. Fill each of the prepared pans 2/3 full with batter.

7. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.