Southern Fruitcake

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 cups light brown sugar
• 3 cups butter
• 12 eggs, separated (room temperature)
• 2 cups almonds, blanched
• 3 cups raisins
• 2 cups currants
• 2 cups candied cherries
• 2 cups dried figs, chopped
• 2 cups dates, chopped
• 1 cup citron, chopped
• 2 cups candied pineapple
• 1 cup lemon peel, chopped
• 1 cup orange peel, chopped
• 3 cups flour
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons mace
• 2 tablespoons ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons allspice
• 2 tablespoons nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 275f and grease a 10" tube pan plus a loaf pan.
• 2 beat egg whites stiff.
• 3 cream sugar and butter; add egg yolks and beat.
• 4 fold in egg whites.
• 5 sift the dry ingredients together.
• 6 dredge the nuts and fruit with a little of the flour mixture.
• 7 add dry ingredients to batter; fold in nuts and fruits.
• 8 add brandy and blend thoroughly.
• 9 pour into prepared pans and bake 3 3/4 hours to 4 hours for the tube pan; 3 to 3 1/4 hours for the loaf.