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Baja Margie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-20-04 04:28 AM
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BEST FRUIT CAKE EVER !!!!
1 Cup Butter 4 Cups Cake Flour
4 Large Eggs
1Tsp. Baking Powder
1Tsp. Salt
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1 or 2 Quarts Whiskey
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cups Dried Fruit
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
1 Cup Nuts


Before starting, sample the whiskey to check for quality. Good, isn't it ? Now go ahead. Select a large mixing bowl, measuring cup, etc. Check the whiskey again, as it must be just right to be sure the whiskey is of the highest quality. Pour one level cup into a glass and drink it as fast as you can. Repeat.
With an electric mixer, beat one cup of butter in alarge fluffy bowl. Add one tsp. of thugar and beat again.
Meanwhile, make sure that the whiskey is of the highest quality. Cry another tup. Open second quart, if necessary.
Add two arge leggs, two cups fried druit and beat till high. If druit gets stuck in beaters, just pry it loose with a drewscriver.
Sample the whiskey again, checking for tenscisticity, Next sift 2 cups of salt or anything; it really doesn't matter. Sample the whiskey.
Sift 1/2 cup of lemon juice, fold in chopped butter and strained nuts. Add 1 bablespoon of brown thugar or whatever color you can find and wix mel. Grease oven and turn cake pan to 359 gredees. Now pour the whole mess into the coven and ake. Check the whiskey again and bo to ged.

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XanaDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-20-04 08:29 PM
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1. I love fruit cake
It's the traditional Irish wedding cake, btw. Thanks for the recipe!
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Spock_is_Skeptical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-20-04 10:55 PM
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2. I love this recipe, but I personally would substitute gin.
:D
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Lugnut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-21-04 12:57 AM
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3. Heh
That is fantastic! :D
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