Tropical Christmas Cake, Growlies Holiday Recipes

   1  lb. butter
   8   eggs
   1   tsp. lemon or almond extract
   2   lbs.  raisins
   2   lbs. currants
   1 c.  fine coconut
   1 tsp.  salt
   1 1/4  tsp.  nutmeg
     1/2  tsp. allspice
     1/2  tsp.  cinnamon
   3 1/2  c.  br. sugar
   1      large   can crushed pineapple (20 oz)
     1/2  lb.  blanched almonds
   2    candied pineapple rings -- chopped
   5 1/4  c.  flour
 citron peel -- optional

Combine flour, salt, and spices well, in a large bowl.  Add fruits and nuts.  Make a hole in center and add creamed butter, sugar, eggs, essence and crushed pineapple. Bake in a preheated oven 300 deg. for 1 hr., then reduce heat to 225 deg.  For larger cakes, bake 4 hr., for med. cakes 2 hr., small cakes 1 hr. or until toothpick tests done.  Make sure you line pans with a couple of layers of waxed paper before adding the batter.  If cakes are getting too brown, cover loosely with foil.

NOTES : This is supposed to be very delicious.
 

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