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Ingredients

• Exported from MasterCook
• Apricot Fruitcake
• Recipe By : Freeze With Ease copyright 1965
• 1 Preparation Time :
• Categories : Cakes Freezer Meals
• Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --
• 1 cup dried apricots -- cut in small pieces
• water to cover
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 cups flour
• 1 pound mixed candied fruit
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 1/3 cup almonds -- chopped
• 1/3 cup candied cherries -- sliced
• 1/3 cup candied pineapple -- diced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon lemon or orange rind -- grated
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 4 egg whites
• In a small saucepan place apricots with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil.
• Cook one minute. Drain off liquid. Cool. Meanwhile cream butter and sugar. Ble
• nd in egg yolks. Sift and measure flour. Use half of the flour to coat candied fruit, golden raisins, almonds, candied cherries, and candied pineapple. Add to
• creamed mixture along with salt and lemon or orange peel. Dissolve baking soda
• in hot water. Beat egg whites until stiff.
• oven. Let cake cool on wire rack in tube pan. Remove from pan and seal airtigh
• t in two layers of heavy-duty foil for at least two weeks. Freeze after that.
• Defrost to serve. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -