Irish Christmas Cake Recipe #2 - AnIrishChristmas.com

Ingredients

• 1 cup of raisins
• 1 cup of golden raisins
• 1 cup of dried sour cherries; dried Cranberries or raisins
• 1 cup of dried apricots; chopped
• 1 cup of dried pitted prunes; chopped
• 1/4 cup of candied orange peel; finely chopped
• 1/2 cup plus 3 tbsp. of Irish whiskey
• 1 1/2 cups or 3 sticks of unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 2 1/2 cups of sugar
• 8 eggs (extra-large)
• 1 tbsp. of grated lemon peel
• 1 tbsp. of fresh lemon juice
• 2 tsp. of vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. of salt
• 1/2 tsp. of ground nutmeg
• 3 cups of cake flour
• 2 cups of slivered almonds
• 3 7-ounce pkgs of marzipan
• Powdered sugar