Mamas Fruit Cake Recipes

MAMAW EMILY'S STRAWBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line the bottoms of 2 greased 8-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease parchment., In a large bowl, combine cake mix, gelatin, sugar and flour. Add water, oil and eggs; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Fold in chopped strawberries. Transfer to prepared pans., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in crushed strawberries. Gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to reach desired consistency. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.

MOTHER'S APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan.
• Whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and soda. Set aside.
• Cream together 1/2 cup butter and 2 cups brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs. Add flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with applesauce, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in the raisins, dates, and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool on wire rack.
• To make icing, melt 1/2 cup butter or margarine in a small saucepan over low heat; stir in 1 cup brown sugar. Boil for 2 minutes. Stir in milk, and continue to stir until the mixture returns to a boil. Remove from heat, and cool for 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla and confectioners' sugar. Frost cooled cake.

MAMA'S FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Lightly oil a 10-inch tube pan. Line bottom and side with heavy brown paper; lightly oil paper. 2. In a very large bowl, combine the fruits and nuts; toss until well mixed. Sift 1/2 cup of the flour over them; toss to coat evenly. Set aside. 3. Sift together the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder and salt onto a sheet of waxed paper. Set aside. 4. Preheat oven to 275°F. 5. In large bowl of electric mixer, at medium speed, cream butter and margarine. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. 6. With the mixer at low speed, alternately blend in flour mixture (in fourths) and pineapple juice (in thirds), beginning and ending with flour mixture. 7. Pour batter over fruits and nuts; add coconut and rum flavoring. Stir with a wooden spoon just until evenly blended. 8. Turn into prepared pan, packing lightly. 9. Bake, in center of oven, 2 1/2 hours, or until a cake tester inserted near the center comes out clean. 10. Set cake pan on wire rack. Allow cake to cool completely. Remove from pan and peel off paper. 11. Store 2 to 3 weeks in an airtight container lined with waxed paper, to mellow. Put a wedge of fresh apple in the center of the cake to keep it moist; replace apple wedge weekly.

GRANMAMA'S UNCOOKED (NO BAKE, NO COOK) FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Crush the graham crackers into fine crumbs.
• Granmama's recipe calls for "puffed" raisins. To puff them, soak in hot water for 30 minutes.
• Chop the nuts; drain and cut cherries in half (if they are whole).
• Melt marshmallows in milk.
• Mix all ingredients together.
• Pack into regular sized loaf pan.
• Refrigerated overnight and cut with a hot knife.
• Coconut is an optional ingredient.
• Cook time is refrigeration time.

NEVER FAIL FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10 inch tube pan. Line bottom of pan with greased parchment paper. Set aside.
• Chop fruit and nuts in a large mixing bowl. Add coconut and mix well with hands. Stir in flour, then sweetened condensed milk. Blend well.
• Pack firmly in prepared tube pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven. Run knife around edge of cake and remove rim of pan. When barely warm, remove tube bottom and paper from cake.

MAMA'S FRUIT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Sift flower and set aside Dredge fruits and nuts in a large bowl Cream sugar and the butter Beat eggs and add to cream mixture Add flour to cream mixture Mix fruits and nuts to cream mixture Grease pan heavily and cover bottom with greased brown paper Add mixed ingredients into pan. Add to the top of the cake the red & green cherries and the pecan halves for decorations Bake at 2500 for 1st hour covered with tin foil. Bake for approx 2 hours more without tin foil Place a small pan of cold water in the oven under the cake while baking.