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Ambrosias Famous Christmas Cake

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Yield: 1 Servings Ready in 1 hours

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Cake

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 1 Servings
3/4 cThompson raisins
12 Egg whites
1 cGolden brown sugar
3/4 cGolden raisins
1/2 cCitron peel
1/2 cGreen cherries
1/2 cOrange and lemon peel
4 cAll purpose flour
1 tsBrandy extract and/or
1 lbUnsalted butter
3/4 cWalnuts; chopped
12 Egg yolks
1 cSweet shredded coconut
1/2 cGlace cherries
2 tsNutmeg
3/4 cPineapple wedges
1/2 cCurrants
1/2 cPure apple juice
1 cDark old fashioned brown
3/4 cChopped dates
3/4 cPecans; chopped
1 tsBaking soda
1/4 cBrandy
1/2 cBlackstrap molasses
3/4 cLexia raisins
3/4 cSliced blanched almonds
3/4 cMixed fruit
1/2 cAssorted melon cubes
2 tsCinnamon
1 tsGround cloves

Ambrosias Famous Christmas Cake Preparation

Mix fruit with 2 cups flour mixture. Heat oven to 275 degrees. 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. Posted to Recipe Archive - 08 Dec 96 submitted by: mooreb@primeline.net Date: Sun, 8 Dec 96 2:31:52 EST

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