Morgenroth Fruit Cake

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon mace
• 1 lb butter
• 1 lb brown sugar
• 10 eggs
• 1/2 lb candied cherry
• 1/2 lb candied pineapple
• 1 lb dates
• 1 lb raisins
• 1 lb currants
• 1/2 lb citron
• 1/2 lb candied orange peel
• 1/2 lb candied lemon peel
• 1/2 lb pecans, chopped
• 1 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup apple cider

Recipe

• 1 sift flour once, measure add baking powder & spices. sift together 3 times.
• 2 cream butter and add sugar gradually- cream until light and fluffy.
• 3 add remaining ingredients- adding flour gradually.
• 4 bake in 4 greased loaf pans- in a preheated oven at 250 degrees for 3 1/2 hours-.