Fruit Cake Recipes | Christmas Fruit Cake Recipes

Ingredients

• 2 cups Sultana raisins
• 2 cups seedless raisins
• 1 1/2 cups currants
• 1 1/2 cups candied cherries (halved)
• 1 1/2 cups mixed candied fruit
• 1 1/2 cups chopped dates
• 1 1/2 cups pecans (halves)
• 1 cup apples (finely chopped pared and cored)
• 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mace
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
• 6 eggs
• 1/4 cup light molasses
• 2 squares (2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted)