Soak the glazed fruit in the wine or brandy ... 1/2 hours. Large cakes will take nearly 3; smaller ... you use dark molasses and grape jelly, it is almost black.
Cream butter and sugar. Add ... flour for dusting fruit. Sift remainder of flour ... alternately with the molasses and sherry to the eggs ... about 6 1/2 pounds.
Cream butter with sugar, add ... Add 3 cups cake flour, sifted with salt, soda, ... allspice, cloves. Add molasses and sherry. Shake 1 cup ... up nuts and fruits. Mix with batter and ... we like this better.
Grease an 8x4x2 inch loaf ... the mixed dried fruit bits, raisins, chopped pecans, chopped ... juice, brown sugar, molasses and butter. Use the fork ... center of fruit cake comes out clean. Place fruit ... weeks. Makes 24 servings.