Fruit Cake (Bride's Fruit Cake)

Name: Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted; 1 teaspoon active dry yeast; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 pound unsalted butter or margarine, softened; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 10 large eggs, well beaten; 250g candied cherries, halved; 250g candied pineapple, cut into small pieces; 1 1/2 pounds raisins, seeded; 250g finely chopped citrus peel (orange and lemon); 250g chopped nuts; 1 cup honey; 1 cup molasses; 1/2 cup apple cider

1
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
2
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
3
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
4
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
5
1/2 pound unsalted butter or margarine, softened
6
1/2 cup brown sugar
7
10 large eggs, well beaten
8
250g candied cherries, halved
9
250g candied pineapple, cut into small pieces
10
1 1/2 pounds raisins, seeded
11
250g finely chopped citrus peel (orange and lemon)
12
250g chopped nuts
13
1 cup honey
14
1 cup molasses
15
1/2 cup apple cider

Ingredients

1
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
2
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
3
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
4
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
5
1/2 pound unsalted butter or margarine, softened
6
1/2 cup brown sugar
7
10 large eggs, well beaten
8
250g candied cherries, halved
9
250g candied pineapple, cut into small pieces
10
1 1/2 pounds raisins, seeded
11
250g finely chopped citrus peel (orange and lemon)
12
250g chopped nuts
13
1 cup honey
14
1 cup molasses
15
1/2 cup apple cider

Directions

1
Sift the flour, yeast, and spices three times
2
Beat the butter or margarine with the sugar until it forms a smooth mixture
3
Add the eggs, candied fruits, nuts, honey, molasses, and apple cider
4
Mix well
5
Gradually add the flour, mixing thoroughly
6
Pour into greased and floured cake pans lined with parchment paper
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Bake in a slow oven for several hours or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean
8
Remove from oven when it reaches 5 pounds and does not require re-filling.