White Fruit Cake 1968 Sweepstake Winner Recipes

CHRISTMAS WHITE FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Stir some flour into fruit mixture so it doesn't stick together. I use a little (like a tablespoon from the 2 1/4 cups for the cake).
• Cream the butter, sugar and eggs.
• Mix together the dry ingredients and add to the creamed ingredients.
• Stir in the fruit and nuts (I usually omit the nuts) and add more fruit to make up the volume.
• Bake in a 300oF oven for an hour, but check the cake for doneness with a wooden tooth pick to make sure it is cooked.
• My mother's only directions are: bake at 300oF for a little longer than an hour and mix together like a cake.

MAMA'S WHITE FRUIT CAKE (FAMILY FAVORITE)

Steps:

• 1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 250 DEGREES F. Line a 12 cup bundt pan with greased parchment paper or brown paper bag, & then dust with flour, and set aside. NOTE: With improvements in technology over the years, you can now spray pan liberally with Bakers Joy, and eliminate the use of the Brown Paper Bag.
• 2. Cream butter & sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3. Gradually add the flour, a little at a time. Stir in the cherries and pecans. When the batter becomes stiff, add the lemon extract, mixing well until blended.
• 4. I prefer using both green & red cherries to add extra color to the cake.
• 5. In a separate bowl beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, but are not dry. Fold into the cake batter until blended. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan and bake in preheated 250 degree F. oven for 2 1/2 hours.
• 6. Cool the cake in pan on a rack for 1 hour. Invert cake onto rack. Remove liner, and cool completely, right- side up.
• 7. This recipe is dedicated to the memory of my mother Barbara S. Goldmon, my first culinary instructor, that had so much patience to teach me what she knew how to do best. She made this cake for as long as I can remember, and each time I make it, it reminds me of her, and her true patience. If you want to know patience try cooking this cake at 250 degrees for 2 and a half hours in a wood stove, where you need to constantly add wood to maintain the temperature. That's patience my friend. Here is to you mama with love.
• 8. I just made this cake for the first time WITHOUT THE BROWN PAPER BAG, OR PARCHMENT PAPER. I used the BAKERS JOY, AND THE CAKE TURNED OUT WONDERFULLY. jUST THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. I have made it for years strickly as it was written, but now I know if I use BAKERS JOY, I do not need the parchment paper or brown bag. YIPPEE.
• 9. This is a sliced platter of this delicious cake.

BEST WHITE FRUIT CAKE ON EARTH RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Add well-beaten eggs and blend well. Chop nuts and fruit and mix with part of the flour. Sift remaining flour, baking powder and salt. Fold into egg and butter mixture. Add flavorings, mix, then add fruit and nuts, mixing in well. Pour into greased and floured bundt pan. Place in cold oven and bake at 250 degrees for 3 hours. Cool in pan on cake rack.

THE ABSOLUTE BEST WHITE CHRISTMAS FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Place the orange peel, currants, raisins, cherries and chopped candied pineapple in a large bowl.
• Pour the orange juice over the fruit and let sit for 24 hours, mixing/tossing a couple times during the 24 hours period.
• Line bottom of one 9 x 5-inch AND two 3 x 8-inch loaf pans with parchment paper or two sheets of wax paper.
• Set oven to 275 degrees.
• Place a pan of cold water directly onto the bottom of your oven.
• In a large bowl cream butter with confectioners sugar until very smooth.
• Add in the egg yolks and almond or vanilla extract; beat until combined.
• Stir in the soaked fruit and the juice along with nuts.
• Using a wooden spoon stir in the flour.
• In a clean dry bowl beat the egg whites until firm peaks form; fold into the batter.
• Fill the large pan and the two smaller pans about two-thirds full.
• Bake for 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until golden brown, the smaller pans will take less time to bake (or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle).
• Let cool in pans on a rack.
• Remove cakes from pan; peel of parchment.

WHITE FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Chop pineapple, raisins, and cherries. Combine chopped fruit with currants, orange peel, and citron; soak in orange juice overnight.
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Place a small pan of water in the oven. Line one 5x9 inch loaf pan and two 3x8 inch loaf pans with parchment or doubled waxed paper.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioner's sugar. Stir in beaten egg yolks. Stir in fruit, juice, and pecans. Mix in sifted flour.
• In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites to peaks. Fold into batter. Fill pans 2/3 full.
• Bake for 2 to 2 1/2 hours until golden brown, or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted.

MRS. HARVEY'S WHITE FRUITCAKE RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• Chop nuts and fruit in medium size pieces; dredge with 1/4 c. flour. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Sift together remaining flour and baking powder; fold into butter - egg mixture. Stir in vanilla and lemon extracts. Blend in fruit and nuts. Grease a 10 inch tube pan. Line with parchment, waxed paper or foil; grease again. Pour batter into prepared pan or pans. Place in cold oven and bake at 250 degrees for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or 2 hours in 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pans. Check cakes 1 hour before done, again in 30 min. When done, remove from oven; cool in pans or cake rack. Makes 5 pounds of fruitcake. NOTE; In 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch baby loaf pans. bake for about 1 hr. For 1 pound cakes in 2 pound coffee cans, bake about 2 hours. In 5 ounce custard cups, the baking time is about 1 hr.. And in ungreased foil bonbon cups, baking time is about 30 min. When fruitcake time rolls around, she tosses out her can of baking powder and buys a fresh one. "You don't want to mess up the fruitcake because the baking powder isn't right," she cautions. She prefers loaf pans to tube pans. She likes 2 ounces each of vanilla and lemon extract. While the cakes are cooling on a wire rack, she uses a small paintbrush- reserved for fruitcake garnishing only - to slather on apricot brandy. After wrapping the cooled fruitcakes in 2 sheets of aluminum foil, she begins what she calls a "ripening" process. For the next 2 weeks, the cakes are basted in brandy and kept at room temp. Then into Frig for chilling and easier slicing.

NEE'S WHITE FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
• Beat egg whites until soft peaks form and set aside.
• Cream sugar and butter together until well blended.
• Add egg yolks and extracts and beat for 2 minutes.
• Add the baking soda into the sour cream; mix well and let sit for 3 minutes.
• Once 3 minutes are up, add the sour cream to the cake mixture.
• Add 1 ½ cups flour and beat well. Once this mixture is well beaten, fold in your egg whites.
• (I used my Kitchen Aid with the wire beater to mix everything to this point. Once I get to this stage, I use the hook or the other flat beater attachment---this makes the whole mixing bowl FULL). Anyway, once the egg whites are folded in, fold in your coconut and pecans.
• In a medium bowl with a lid (so you can shake), put the remaining 1 ½ cup flour, the cherries, and pineapple chunks; cover and shake well to cover the fruit.
• Once the fruit is covered, add this (flour and fruit) to the cake mixture and blend until it is all mixed well. The flour keeps the fruit from all dropping to the bottom.
• In a GOOD QUALITY tube pan which has been well sprayed with non-stick spray and lightly floured, pour the cake mixture into the pan, lightly spreading it evenly.
• On top of the cake batter, place your pineapple slices, lightly pushing them into the batter. If you have extra room, you might like to put a few cherries too for color.
• Bake this at 275 degrees for 2 ½ hours. After an hour or so, the top will begin to get a darker brown. When it gets to the point of brown that I like, I lightly place a piece of foil over the top to keep it from getting too brown.
• Use a wooden kabob skewer or something similar to test for doneness.
• Once it is done, remove it from the oven and let it sit for about 20-30 minutes before removing from the pan. I dump mine out on a plate, then get another plate to transfer it so the pineapple/top part is actually on top instead of the bottom.

WHITE FRUIT CAKE (1968 SWEEPSTAKE WINNER)

Steps:

• 1. Be sure to have all ingredients at room temperature, 70 degrees or above. NOTE: (Mr. Harley said it did not matter if you wanted to use pineapple that was not colored -- it all tasted the same.)
• 2. Use a standard size tube pan (10x4). Line with pieces of heavy brown paper, like the kind you get at the grocery store, or some other heavy paper. Set the pan on paper and draw circle around for the bottom. Also cut paper in strips as follows: 4 inches wide for the sides, one strip 5 inches wide for the tube.
• 3. Keep back a few pieces of the fruits for decorating except the dates. If you have not already prepared your fruits you may now do so.
• 4. Place all prepared fruits in a large mixing bowl or baking pan.
• 5. Now sift your flour and stir about 1/3 cup over the fruit and blend well.
• 6. Preheat oven to 225 F (slow oven)
• 7. Now grease bottom and sides including tube with butter. Cut three inch slits in top side of paper for sides, cut slits about two inches apart (so it will conform to the angle of the pan)
• 8. After pan is well greased, place paper on bottom and other greased parts and then grease the paper, too.
• 9. Now blend sugar and butter in mixing bowl. After well blended, place speed on "cream butter-sugar" and beat for 15 minutes. Don't guess at the time, watch the clock.
• 10. Now pour the creamed butter and sugar over the floured fruit and nuts stirring until well mixed.
• 11. Now place the eggs in the small mixer and beat on high speed for one minute, now stir eggs in to the mixture blending well
• 12. Then add the flour in three parts stirring well after each addition.
• 13. Now the wine, pour a little all over the batter then stir in well. You are now ready to dip the batter in your prepared baking pan. Smooth batter even over top with bottom of tablespoon. Now decorate with half cherries, small slices of red and green pineapple and "whole" half nuts.
• 14. Now place in preheated oven. Bake timing varies from 3 hours and 30 minutes to 4 hours. Use cake tester or a straw, start checking at 3 hours and thirty minutes. Check in middle of cake on both sides, when tester or straw comes out clean with no "gluie" substance cake is done.
• 15. Place on cooling rack for fifteen minutes in a cool spot, check around tube, when you can wiggle the cake loose from the tube, remove cake from pan by turning upside down on a dinner plate.
• 16. Now remove all paper and then return to cooling rack the same way you removed it (turning it back to upright for cooling). Now place in a cool place until completely cooled. (Not the refrigerator)
• 17. Now slide cake to a smooth surface for a few hours, more to get well set, or leave on cooling rack.
• 18. Wrap in aluminum foil and place in cake box, if no box, wrap in about four double sheets of newspaper and seal with tape. Let stay two weeks or more in cool place before cutting. Do not freeze until after three weeks of baking. If you desire to make two, five-pound cakes or one seven-pound and one three-pound (loaf pan) just double the recipe.
• 19. There is no harm in cutting a fruit cake after it has cooled awhile, to check for dunness. If a little gooey, preheat oven and bake for about thirty minutes or more. Be sure and replace the slice after tasting and testing the thin part.