Southern Fruit Cake Recipe

Ingredients for Southern Fruit Cake Recipe

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup molasses
• ½ cup sour cream
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon
• 1 cup seeded raisins
• ½ cup currants
• ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon powdered cloves
• ½ teaspoon powdered allspice

Instructions

1. Cream vegetable shortening and sugar thoroughly together, then add molasses, cream, flour, soda, eggs well beaten, salt, spices, and fruit.
2. Mix well and turn into vegetable shorteninged and papered cake tin and bake in slow oven one and a half hours.
3. Sufficient for one large cake.