Fruitcake

Name: Fruitcake
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 2 cups packed brown sugar; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking soda; 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon; 2 tablespoons ground cloves; 2 tablespoons ground allspice; 2 tablespoons ground nutmeg; 4 eggs; 2 tablespoons lemon zest; 2 tablespoons vanilla extract; 0.5 cup brandy; 1.5 cups raisins; 1.5 cups chopped nuts; 1.5 cups dried mixed fruit; 1.5 cups butter, melted; 1.75 cups brandy

Recipe by Roxy from allrecipes.com

Dessert

Ingredients

16 servings

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2 cups packed brown sugar
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking soda
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2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
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2 tablespoons ground cloves
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2 tablespoons ground allspice
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2 tablespoons ground nutmeg
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4 eggs

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2 tablespoons lemon zest
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2 tablespoons vanilla extract
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0.5 cup brandy
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1.5 cups raisins
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1.5 cups chopped nuts
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1.5 cups dried mixed fruit
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1.5 cups butter, melted
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1.75 cups brandy

Instructions

Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan.
In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, soda, spices, eggs, lemon rind, vanilla, 1/2 cup brandy, fruit, nuts, and melted butter or margarine. Mix thoroughly. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for 1 hour, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Wrap cooled cake in foil. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons brandy over the cake everyday for 2 weeks.