Morgenroth Fruit Cake

Name: Morgenroth Fruit Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 4 loafs 10 lbs total, 40 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 1/2 cups cake flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon mace; 1 lb butter; 1 lb brown sugar; 10 eggs; 1/2 lb candied cherry; 1/2 lb candied pineapple; 1 lb dates; 1 lb raisins; 1 lb currants; 1/2 lb citron; 1/2 lb candied orange peel; 1/2 lb candied lemon peel; 1/2 lb pecans, chopped; 1 cup molasses; 1/2 cup apple cider

Submitted by staceyelee

"This comes from my Nanny's brother and his wife."

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Ready In:: 3hrs 30mins
Ingredients:: 19
Yields:: 4 loafs 10 lbs total
Serves:: 40

ingredients

4 ¹⁄₂ cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cloves
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cinnamon
¹⁄₂ teaspoon mace
1 lb butter
1 lb brown sugar
10 eggs
¹⁄₂ lb candied cherry
¹⁄₂ lb candied pineapple
1 lb dates
1 lb raisins
1 lb currants
¹⁄₂ lb citron
¹⁄₂ lb candied orange peel
¹⁄₂ lb candied lemon peel
¹⁄₂ lb pecans, chopped
1 cup molasses
¹⁄₂ cup apple cider

directions

Sift flour once, measure add baking powder & spices. Sift together 3 times.
Cream butter and add sugar gradually- cream until light and fluffy.
Add remaining ingredients- adding flour gradually.
Bake in 4 greased loaf pans- in a preheated oven at 250 degrees for 3 1/2 hours-.