Fruit Wedding Cake

1 pound candied pineapple rings
1 pound each dates and figs
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
2 cups butter
2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
12 eggs, separated and beaten separately
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup fruit juice, wine, rum, or brandy
2 pounds seeded raisins
1 pound sultana raisins
1/4 pound each candied orange, lemon rind, and citron, (finely chopped)
1 pound candied cherries
1/2 pound almonds, blanched
1/2 pound pecans, unbroken
brandy

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Cut each ring of pineapple in 2 slices, then in half crosswise. Remove stem end from figs, cut in half lengthwise. Stone and cut dates, and mix them with 1 cup of flour. Mix the rest of the flour with baking soda and spices. Cream butter, add sugar, then the well-beaten egg yolks and stir well. Add the flour mixture alternately with the molasses and fruit juice, wine, rum, or brandy. Gently fold in the beaten whites, then the dates and gradually the raisins.

Line 4 greased loaf pans with waxed paper. Put in a layer of batter, add a layer of pineapple down the center, fill spaces and sides lightly with citron, orange, lemon rind, cherries, and nuts; another layer of batter, then a layer of figs, the rest of the fruit and nuts, and top with remaining batter. (Or cut up all fruit and mix through batter, adding beaten whites last.) Fill pans 2/3 full.

Set pans in oven, in a pan filled with 1 inch hot water. Bake 1/2 hour, cover with waxed paper, bake 2 hours longer, remove pans from water, and bake 1/2 hour more. Remove from pans. Remove paper. Wrap in cloth moistened with brandy. Store in tightly covered tin box.

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Hawaiian Carrot Wedding Cake Recipe

1 1/4 c. corn oil
2 c. sugar
3 eggs, jumbo
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
2 c. shredded carrots
1 sm. can pineapple, drained & crushed
1 c. nuts
1 c. coconut

Mix in large bowl. Beat by hand only until well mixed. No mixer.

Bake in 9"x13" pan at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. Grease and flour pan.

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Wedding Cake Recipe

4 pounds raisins
3 pounds currants
1 pound citron
1 pound flour
½ ounce mace
½ ounce cinnamon
½ ounce nutmeg
½ ounce ground cloves
1 pound butter or shortening
1 pound brown sugar
10 eggs
2 cups molasses
¼ cup strong coffee

Seed the raisins and chop them.
Wash the currants and remove the little stems by vigorously rubbing them in a coarse towel then shake in a colander.
Cut the citron into small pieces.
Sift the flour and spices together so that they are thoroughly mixed.
Rub the butter or shortening and sugar together until they are foamy.
Beat the yolks until they are thick and lemon-colored, then add them to the fat and sugar.
Add the molasses and coffee and stir well.
Sift a little of the flour over the fruit and add the rest of it to the cake mixture, beating until smooth.
Add the fruit and lastly fold in the beaten egg whites.
Put in deep cake pans lined with greased paper and bake in a slow oven (320 degrees F.) for three or four hours.
When cold, frost the top with boiled frosting, maple sugar frosting, brown sugar frosting, or coffee frosting.

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