Claxton Fruit Cake Recipe
Claxton Fruit Cake is a famous dessert. It is filled with fruits and nuts. It tastes sweet and fragrant.
Ingredients
- Eggs = 5 large
- Walnut halves = 1 lb
- All-purpose flour = 3 cups
- Candied pineapple diced = 3 cups
- Whole red candied cherries = 1½ cups
- Shortening = 1 cup
- Whole green candied cherries = 1½ cups
- Sugar = 1 cup
- Golden raisins = 10 oz
- Vanilla extract = 4 tablespoons
- Baking powder = 3 teaspoons
- Salt = 1 teaspoon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Mix nuts and fruits.
- Cream shortening and sugar in a bowl.
- Add baking powder, salt, and flour to the creamed mixture.
- Stir in vanilla extract and eggs.
- Pour the mixture over the nuts and fruits.
- Mix well until all ingredients are combined.
- Grease a 10-inch tube pan. Pour the mixture into it.
- Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let it cool for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Use fresh fruits and nuts.
- Mix the mixture well.
- Do not bake the cake for too long.
- Wrap the leftover cake in foil.
- Serve the cake with cream or ice cream.