Kentucky Fruitcake Recipe

Kentucky Fruitcake Recipe

Ingredients

• Serving Size : 1
• 1 cup butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 large egg yolks
• 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1/4 teaspoon soda
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 1 1/2 cups chopped seedless raisins
• 4 cups coarsely ground pecans
• 1/4 cup flour
• 5 Egg whites stiffly beaten

Method

1. Cream butter and sugar; add egg yolks and beat well.
2. Sift 1 1/2 cups flour, soda, nutmeg, salt and cream of tartar together; add to creamed mixture alternately with bourbon.
3. Fold in raisins and pecans which have been coated with 1/4 cup flour.
4. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
5. Pour into well greased and floured tube pan; decorate top with pecans and cherries as desired.
6. Bake at 325 degrees 1 hour and 15 minutes or until cake tests done.
7. Let stand in pan 30 minutes.
8. Remove from pan and cool on rack covered with waxed paper.
9. Store in airtight container.

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