japanese fruit cake

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45 Pinches
Yorktown, VA
Updated on Oct 13, 2010

My neighbor gave me this recipe about 50 years ago, with out any instructions, so I'll try to make them up as I go. It really is a pretty cake!

prep time 30 Min
cook time 25 Min
method ---
yield about 14

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 - eggs
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt

How To Make japanese fruit cake

  • Step 1
    cream butter and sugar,add eggs one at a time, slowly add flour, baking powder,salt and vanilla,mix well. Divide dough into for 4 equal parts, fill two 8in. buttered, floured, and papered pans with half the mixture, Add to the other half of mixture 1 lb. diced mixed fruit {I use candied pineapple, candied red and green cherries and candied dates} 1/2 cup raisins,1 cup chopped pecans.
  • Step 2
    add to other half of cake mixture, pour into to the other two 8 in. pans that have also been buttered, floured and papered. Bake on the middle shelf of oven for 25 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
  • Step 3
    While cake is cooking make a Filling of 2 cups sugar, 2 cups water 4 teas. cornstarch 1 8oz. can of coconut simmer for 15 min. cool, and add grated rind and juice of 2 lemons. Mix together and pour small amounts of filling between fruited layer, plain layer, fruited layer, and plain layer then pour remainder of filling over the entire top of cake.

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