Southern Fruitcake

Name: Southern Fruitcake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 177 milliliters chopped almonds; 237 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 227 grams package candied red cherries, finely chopped; 227 grams packages chopped candied citron; 113 grams package chopped candied orange peel; 5 eggs; 414 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters grape jelly; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 Tbsps ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 0 teaspoons lemon extract; 113 grams package chopped candied lemon peel; 0 teaspoons orange extract; 237 milliliters chopped pecans; 227 grams package chopped candied pineapple; 850 grams packages raisins, chopped; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 79 milliliters white wine

Southern Fruitcake

The recipe Southern Fruitcake could satisfy your Southern craving in roughly 45 minutes. One portion of this dish contains around 11g of protein, 34g of fat, and a total of 988 calories. For $3.59 per serving, you get a dessert that serves 10. If you have orange extract, sugar, candied cherries, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. ... Not Like American Fruitcake).

Instructions

Combine first 9 ingredients; let stand overnight.

Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.

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Add jelly, beating well.

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Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

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Combine flour and spices; add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Stir in fruit mixture and flavorings.

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Spoon batter into a brown paper-lined and greased 10-inch tube pan.

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Bake at 275 for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until cake tests done. Cool cake completely in pan.

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Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Weingut Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese Number 5 with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 69 dollars per bottle.