Simple Fruit Cake Recipe
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Ingredients for Simple Fruit Cake Recipe
- ½ cup corn oil
- ½ cup corn syrup
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup milk
- 1-¾ cups bread flour
- ¼ cup Argo or Kingsford's Cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon each clove and allspice
- 1/3 teaspoon nutmeg
- ¾ cup halved, moist raisins
- ¼ cup chopped, candied orange or grapefruit peel
- ¾ cup moist currants
- ½ cup finely sliced citron
- ¼ cup chopped, candied pineapple (optional)
Instructions
- Pour the corn oil into a mixing bowl, add the corn syrup, sugar and eggs.
- Beat till very smooth, then add the milk.
- Sift together the flour, cornstarch, soda, salt and spices.
- Add the fruit, stirring till well coated.
- Stir into the first mixture and transfer to a good-sized round pan, or two brick-shaped pans oiled with corn oil and lined with smooth, thin paper.
- Cover and steam for an hour, then bake in a slow oven, 325 degrees Ffor a second hour.
- Keep two or three weeks before using.
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