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Posted by Anonymous
This recipe was given to me by my grandmother, now deceased. It is at least 40 years old.Japanese Fruitcake
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 pound raisins 1 cup butter 2 cups white sugar 6 eggs, separated 3 cups all-purpose flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 cup milk 1 cup flaked coconut 1 cup chopped pecans 2 cups white sugar 1 1/2 cups hot water 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour 1 lemon -- peeled, seeded and minced 2 large orange, peeled, sectioned, and cut into bite-size 1 pound flaked coconut 1 cup pecan halves 1 cup maraschino cherries, halved
Instructions
1 Dedge the raisins in 1 cup flour.
2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour two 9 inch round pans.
3 Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg.
4 In a large bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and sugar; add egg yolks, and beat until smooth. Mix in flour mixture in parts alternately with milk. Stir in coconut, pecans, and raisins.
5 In a clean bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter, and then pour batter into prepared pans.
6 Bake for 25 minutes, or until done. Cool layers on wire racks.
7 In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, water, flour, lemon and orange. Cook over medium heat until thickened. Stir in coconut and cook for 2 minutes. Allow to cool, and then ice cake. Alternate pecan halves and maraschino cherries halves around top of cake to form a pinwheel.
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