Fruitcake

This is my 90-year-old grandmother's recipe. Very simple.

• Calories: 639 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• ½ cup brandy
• 1 ½ cups butter, melted
• 1 ½ cups raisins
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 1 ½ cups chopped nuts
• 2 tablespoons ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons ground allspice
• 2 tablespoons ground nutmeg
• 1 ½ cups dried mixed fruit
• 1 ¾ cups brandy

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Bake for 1 hour, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Step 4

Wrap cooled cake in foil. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons brandy over the cake everyday for 2 weeks.