White Fruit Cake
📜 Collection: Unknown Twenty Six | ✍️ Attribution: Mary Bullington | 📂 Category: Desserts A traditional holiday white fruit cake recipe featuring glazed cherries, pecans, and a rich buttery batter baked from a cold oven. Perfect for festive gatherings and seasonal celebrations.
| Prep Time | Cook Time | Inactive / Chill Time | Yield / Servings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 mins | 3 hours | None | 16 servings |
🔪 Key Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Cake pan
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
| Measurements | Ingredients | Prep / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 cup | Butter | Softened |
| 1 cup | Sugar | Granulated |
| 5 | Eggs | Large, well beaten |
| 1 3/4 cups | Flour | Sifted |
| 1/2 tsp | Baking Powder | Sifted with flour |
| 3/4 lb | Glazed Cherries | Glazed |
| 1 lb | Raisins | Pecn/Raisins |
| 4 cups | Pecans | Whole or chopped |
| 1/2 oz | Vanilla Extract | Liquid |
| 1/2 oz | Lemon Extract | Liquid |
Instructions
Mixing and Baking
- Cream the 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the 5 eggs (well beaten) to the mixture.
- Mix a part of the 1 3/4 cups flour with the fruit (3/4 lb glazed cherries, 1 lb raisins, and 4 cups pecans) so it won’t stick.
- Fold the rest of the 1 3/4 cups flour into the batter, then add the 1/2 oz vanilla extract and 1/2 oz lemon extract.
- Mix well and fold in the fruit and flavoring.
- Place in a cold oven, start the oven at 250 degrees, and bake for 3 hours until golden and a rich aroma develops.
💡 Make-Ahead & Storage: Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and store in a cool, dark place. Can be aged for several weeks.
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