Japanese Fruit Cake I
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Description
Great for Christmas!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 ½ cups chopped raisins
- ¾ cup chopped almonds
- 4 tablespoons grated orange zest
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 4 cups flaked coconut
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 cups prepared fluffy white frosting
Directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake pans.
- 2. Cream together butter, 2 cups sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
- 3. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mixture alternately with milk into egg mixture. Divide batter into 3 parts. Fill two pans with plain batter. Add spices, raisins, and nuts into remaining batter, and pour batter into third pan.
- 4. Bake for 25 minutes, or until done. Cool layers on wire racks.
- 5. Mix together orange juice and rind, 2 cups coconut, 2 cups sugar, boiling water, and cornstarch in a 2 quart pan. Bring to a boil, and cook until mixture falls in lumps from a spoon. Put layers together with filling, placing spiced layer in the center. Ice cake with Seven Minute Frosting, and cover with remaining coconut.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 1 9-inch 3-layer cake
calories: 953.1 kcal
carbohydrates: 143.5 g
protein: 10 g
saturated fat: 28.5 g
cholesterol: 103.7 mg
sodium: 379.3 mg
fiber: 7.8 g
sugar: 83.8 g
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