eshun's creole christmas cake
Eshun's Creole Christmas Cake Posted by a friend at the Recipe Goldmine Culinary Forum It is mostly dark boozy fruit held together with cake batter. The cake has no nuts (although ...
Ingredients
- 2cupchopped dried apricots
- 2cupdried cranberries or cherries
- 2cupchopped dried pineapple
- 2cupchopped pitted prunes
- 2cupyellow raisins
- 2cupthompson raisins
- 1cupcandied orange peel
- 1cupchopped dried figs
Directions
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Eshun's Creole Christmas Cake Posted by a friend at the Recipe Goldmine Culinary Forum It is mostly dark boozy fruit held together with cake
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The cake has no nuts (although you can add them), which is excellent for people who are allergic
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It can be eaten almost right away
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Self-rising flour is available at bulk-food stores and some supermarkets (substitute 3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, a
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2 cups chopped dried apricots 2 cups dried cranberries or cherries 2 cups chopped dried pineapple 2 cups chopped pitted prunes 2 cups yellow
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Stir in rum, brandy, port, Cointreau, water and bitters
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Add cinnamon stick, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice and salt
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Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes