This is my mother's mother's favorite fruitcake recipe. Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS: 2 cups packed brown sugar 3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking soda 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon 2
tablespoons ground cloves 2 tablespoons ground allspice 2
tablespoons ground nutmeg 4 eggs 2 tablespoons lemon zest 2
tablespoons vanilla extract 1/2 cup brandy 1 1/2 cups raisins 1
1/2 cups chopped nuts 1 1/2 cups dried mixed fruit 1 1/2 cups
butter, melted 1 3/4 cups brandy
1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Grease and
flour a tube pan. 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. 3. Mix thoroughly. Pour
into prepared pan. 4. Bake for 1 hour, or until a tester
inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Wrap cooled cake in foil. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons brandy over the
cake everyday for 2 weeks.
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