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Ambrosias Famous Christmas Cake

 

Ambrosias Famous Christmas Cake

4 cups All purpose flour
2 teaspoons Nutmeg
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Ground cloves
1 teaspoon Brandy extract and/or
1/4 cup Brandy
1 cup Sweet shredded coconut
1 cup Golden brown sugar
1 cup Dark old fashioned brown
1 pound Unsalted butter
3/4 cup Pineapple wedges
3/4 cup Mixed fruit
3/4 cup Lexia raisins
3/4 cup Thompson raisins
3/4 cup Golden raisins
3/4 cup Chopped dates 

3/4 cup Chopped pecans
3/4 cup Sliced blanched almonds
3/4 cup Chopped walnuts
1/2 cup Citron peel
1/2 cup Orange and lemon peel
1/2 cup Assorted melon cubes
1/2 cup Glace cherries
1/2 cup Green cherries
1/2 cup Currants
1/2 cup Blackstrap molasses
1/2 cup Pure apple juice
12 Egg yolks
12 Egg whites 

Mix fruit with 2 cups flour mixture. Heat oven to 275ºF. line with wax paper and grease 6 loaf pans 8" x 4 1/2" X 2 1/2" deep. Beat butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Mix in egg yolks. Then mix in alternately just until smooth remaining flour mixture, juice and molasses. Turn into a large container and stir in fruit mix by hand. beat egg whites until soft peaks are formed and fold in to mixture. Bake for approximately 2 hours. yields 6 loaves Wrap well in foil. Can add brandy or rum at intervals. Decorations: Pineapple rings, maraschino cherries, pecans and or walnut halves marzipan, etc....

From Ambrosia Natural foods recipe as posted in the Toronto Star.

 

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