MAMA'S CHRISTMAS FRUITCAKE - DEE DEE'S
This has to be the very best fruitcake ever!! This recipe was passed down to my mother from her mother. I can remember mama making 2 to 4 of these cakes at a time for Christmas. Everything mama put into her fruit cakes was very fresh. She would crack a fresh coconut and grate it. The pecans she put in this cake were not...
Provided by Diane Atherton
Categories Cakes
Time 3h30m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- 1. Sift all dry ingredients together. Coat fruit and nuts with just enough of flour mixture (about 1 cup) to ensure that the fruit does not stick together; set aside.
- 2. Cream butter and sugar; add eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- 3. Add remaining dry mixture to egg, sugar and butter mixture; add liquor and vanilla; mix well.
- 4. Pour the creamed mixture over the fruit and nuts. Hand stir until mixed well.
- 5. Pour into 2 10-inch waxed paper lined tube pans, garnish top of cake with cherries, pineapple slices and pecan halves; place in cold oven, set oven at 275 degrees; bake 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours or until a long skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out with just a few moist crumbs. MY MOHTERS RECIPE STATES BAKE IN SLOW OVEN FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS. IT TOOK MUCH LONGER IN MY OVEN.
- 6. Once cakes are done, cool and wrap in wine soaked cheesecloth, then in Reynolds Wrap and then wrap in towels.
- 7. NOTE: The secret to these wonderful cakes is in the aging process. Mama would age her cakes from 2 to 3 weeks. Once a week she would un-wrap the cakes and pour enough liquor over the cakes to keep them moist until Christmas.
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Wahab Butt
[email protected]This fruitcake is so easy to make, and it turned out perfectly. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the fruit was perfectly balanced. I will definitely be making this cake again next year.
Stranger man
[email protected]I've been making this fruitcake for years, and it's always a hit. The flavors are so rich and complex, and the cake is so moist and delicious. I love that it's not too sweet, and the fruit adds a nice tartness. It's the perfect Christmas cake!
Victory Victor
[email protected]This is the perfect Christmas cake! It's so moist and flavorful, and the fruit is perfectly balanced. I love that it's not too sweet, and it's the perfect addition to any Christmas celebration.
Nawabzada shahmir
[email protected]I made this fruitcake for the first time this year, and it was a huge success! It was so easy to make, and it turned out perfectly. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the fruit was perfectly balanced. I will definitely be making this cake again ne
Asmita k.c
[email protected]This fruitcake is delicious! The flavors are so rich and complex, and the cake is so moist and dense. I love that it's not too sweet, and the fruit adds a nice tartness. It's the perfect Christmas cake!
jess Wilson
[email protected]This is the best fruitcake I've ever had. It's so moist and flavorful, and the fruit is perfectly balanced. I love that it's not too sweet, and it's the perfect addition to any Christmas celebration.
Thankgod Paschal
[email protected]This fruitcake is so easy to make, and it turned out perfectly. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the fruit was perfectly balanced. I will definitely be making this cake again next year.
lorik yadav
[email protected]I've been making this fruitcake for years, and it's always a hit. The flavors are so rich and complex, and the cake is so moist and delicious. I love that it's not too sweet, and the fruit adds a nice tartness. It's the perfect Christmas cake!
Stephen Dankwa
[email protected]This is the perfect Christmas cake! It's so moist and flavorful, and the fruit is perfectly balanced. I love that it's not too sweet, and it's the perfect addition to any Christmas celebration.
Unknown 302
[email protected]I made this fruitcake for the first time this year, and it was a huge success! It was so easy to make, and it turned out perfectly. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the fruit was perfectly balanced. I will definitely be making this cake again ne
Asha Daniels
[email protected]This is the best fruitcake I've ever had. It's so moist and flavorful, and the fruit is perfectly balanced. I love that it's not too sweet, and it's the perfect addition to any Christmas celebration.
RAFET MAN
[email protected]This fruitcake is delicious! The flavors are so rich and complex, and the cake is so moist and dense. I love that it's not too sweet, and the fruit adds a nice tartness. It's the perfect Christmas cake!
Umaima Mohammad Asif
[email protected]I made this fruitcake for the first time this year, and it was a huge success! It was so easy to make, and it turned out perfectly. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the fruit was perfectly balanced. I will definitely be making this cake again ne
Veronica Miller
[email protected]This is the best fruitcake I've ever had. It's so moist and flavorful, and the fruit is perfectly balanced. I love that it's not too sweet, and it's the perfect addition to any Christmas celebration.
Ra Ax
[email protected]I've been making this fruitcake for years, and it's always a hit. The flavors are so rich and complex, and the cake is so moist and delicious. I love that it's not too sweet, and the fruit adds a nice tartness. It's the perfect Christmas cake!
Sp Jaminur
[email protected]This fruitcake is a family tradition! It's always a hit at Christmas parties, and it's so easy to make. I love that I can make it ahead of time and freeze it, so it's one less thing to worry about on Christmas Day.