Mrs Harvey's White Fruitcake 1966
Recipe: #44465
April 14, 2025
"Some folks add 2/3 cup coconut. Makes 5 pounds of fruitcake some folks only use 1 ounce of the extracts Some folks added dark rum or peach schappes. Some folks added 1/2 cup golden raisins."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (206.9 g)
- Calories 530.9
- Total Fat - 38.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 11.4 g
- Cholesterol - 313 mg
- Sodium - 221.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 34.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.8 g
- Sugars - 20.4 g
- Protein - 14 g
- Calcium - 83.2 mg
- Iron - 2.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 15.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Chop nuts and fruits into medium-sized pieces and dredge with 1/4 cup of flour.
Step 2
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Step 3
Add well-beaten eggs and blend well.
Step 4
Sift remaining flour and baking powder together; fold into egg and butter mixture.
Step 5
Add vanilla and lemon extracts and mix well.
Step 6
Add fruits and nuts, blending well.
Step 7
Grease a 10-inch tube pan.
Step 8
Line with foil, parchment, or waxed paper. (Do not use grocery bags.)
Step 9
Grease again.
Step 10
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Step 11
Place in cold oven and bake at 250°F for 3 hours.
Step 12
Or line 2 (9 x 5 x 3) foil loaf pans, greasing both pans and liners well.
Step 13
Place in cold oven and bake at 250°F for 2 hours.
Step 14
Cool in pan on cake rack.
Tips
No special items needed.