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An old-fashioned Christmas spice cake laden
with plumped up raisins and chopped dates and crunchy nuts.
Christmas Cake
- 1 1/2 cups raisins
1 1/2 cups chopped dates
2 cups granulated or brown sugar
5 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 2 cups boiling water
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup chopped nuts
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- Place raisins, dates, sugar, shortening
and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes.
Cool to room temperature.
- Sift flour, soda and spices together and
stir in cooled fruit mixture.
- Toss nuts with 1 tablespoon flour flour
and fold into cake batter. Pour in a well-greased 10 to 12-inch
tube pan.
- Bake at 300°F (150°C)
for 1 1/2 hours or until tested done.
Makes 12 servings.
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