Free Press Fruit Cake

For those of you who love a light fruit cake

Yield

1 cake

Ingredients

  • 3 cups bleached sultana raisins
  • 2 cups slivered citron peel
  • 1 cup glazed red cherries
  • 1 cup candied pineapple
  • 1 1/2 cups blanched almonds
  • 3 cups sifted all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 2 tsp grated lemon rind
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup undrained crushed pineapple

Directions

  1. Wash raisins in warm water. Drain well; spread on towel to dry. Cut citron into thin slivers. Halve cherries and almonds.
  2. Combine fruits; cover with towel until ready to use.
  3. Line 8 X 8 X 4 inch pan with heavy-duty foil.
  4. Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
  5. Sift, then measure flour; re-sift with salt. Sift over prepared fruit and nuts; mix until each piece is coated.
  6. Cream butter until light. Gradually add sugar; continue to cream until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition. Stir in lemon rind, vanilla and pineapple.
  7. Fold in floured fruit and nuts.
  8. Spoon into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until cake tests done.
  9. Cool in pan on cake rack. When cold, remove from pan; wrap and store.
  10. Yield; 5 pound cake

Elvera’s Cookies

Yield

5-6 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 cup margarine
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup fine chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Combine. Press onto cookie sheet.
  2. Bake in 375 degree oven for 25 minutes. Score while warm into bars.

Dream Cake?

Yield

9×13 pan

Ingredients

  • 1st Part
  • ½ cup butter
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 1Ttsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 egg yolks
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup shopped walnuts
  • ½ cup flour
  • 2nd part
  • Mix:
  • 2 egg whites
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 pinch salt

Directions

  1. Mix first part like cake and put in pay. Sprinkle with walnuts, Cherries, coconut, dates.
  2. Pour over 1st part. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Date Chocolate Chip Cake

Family Favourite

Yield

9×13 pan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dates chopped fine,
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ½ cup creamed shortening
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ¾ cup flour
  • 1 tbsp cocoa
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • date mixture
  • ½ cup chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Combine 1 cup dates chopped fine, 1 cup hot water & 1 tsp baking soda. Cook and mash. Let cool
  2. Combine remaining ingredients.Pour into 9 X 13 pan. Top with ½ cup chocolate chips and ½ cup walnuts (optional)
  3. Bake in 350º oven for 50 to 55. minutes.

Crumb Cake

This recipe came from Grandma Maxine

Yield

9×13 pan

Ingredients

  • Topping
  • 2 cups flour
  • ¾ cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • Cake
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup sour milk (1 cup milk with 1tsp lemon juice)
  • ½ tsp soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 cups raisins

Directions

  1. Rub together flour, butter and sugar to crumbs. Reserve 1 cup for topping.
  2. Mix remaining crumbs with remaining ingredients.
  3. Pour mixture into well greased, fairly shallow pan. (9 X 13) Cover top with reserved crumbs. Bake in moderate oven 375º for 35 minutes.