Marie's Christmas Cake

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 lbs raisins
• 1 lb cherries
• 1 lb dates
• 4 rings candied pineapple
• 1/2 lb chopped mixed peel
• 1 cup liquid honey
• 5 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons flavoring
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 2 teaspoons allspice
• 2 teaspoons mace
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 1 lb butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 12 eggs
• 1 cup jelly, any flavor
• 1 lb walnuts

Recipe

• 1 wash raisins. pour boiling water over them and let stand for a few minutes. drain throughly and dry between towels. chop half the cherries. combine fruit and add honey. mix well and let stand overnight. sift flour, salt, soda and spices.
• 2 cream butter. add sugar gradually, then add one egg at a time, beating well after each one. break up jelly and add. add flour mixture, nuts, fruit and flavoring. bake in 300 oven.
• 3 makes a 12 pound cake.