HOME       CONTENTS    SEARCH    RECIPES    IMAGES            TELL YOUR FRIENDS    Helen's whole fruit cake Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. baking powder (rounded) 1 cup flour 1 lb. whole dates 1/2 lb. candied cherries, green & red 2 cups English walnut meats 1 cup Brazil nuts (whole) 4 egg yolks, beaten 1 cup sugar 1 tbsp. brandy flavoring 1/2 cup orange juice or apricot juice 1 tsp. vanilla 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten Procedure: Sift together sugar, baking powder and flour. Add whole dates, cherries, walnut meats and Brazil nuts. Add 4 egg yolks, 1 cup sugar, brandy flavoring, orange juice or apricot juice, and vanilla. Mix all together real good. Fold in 4 stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into tube pan, greased and floured. Bake in 250 degree oven 1 1/2 hours. Cool. Soak cheesecloth in brandy. Wrap cake in cheesecloth, then in foil. Glaze and decorate with candied cherries. Optional: 1 cup coconut, 1 cup candied fruit or 1/2 cup orange peel. Enjoy!   Web www.dollarman.com SEND THIS PAGE TO A FRIEND: If you know someone who could benefit from the information on this page, please forward it to them by clicking FILE, SEND (on the toolbar in your web browser).