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Fruit Cakes, Small Yuletide

Source of Recipe

Anne Sieverts


List of Ingredients

3/4 pound mixed candied fruit
1 C coarsely broken walnuts
2 C sifted flour
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2/4 C butter
1 C firmly packed brown sugar
3 egg yolks, beaten
1 C eggnog
2 tsp rum flavoring
3 egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tartar


Recipe

Combine fruit and nuts.
Sift together flour and nutmeg, mix 1/4 cup with the fruit mixture. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks. Beat until well mixed. Combine eggnog and rum flavoring (or rum). add alternately with remaining flour mixture to creamed mixture. Fold in fruit. Mix well. Beat whites until frothy. Add cream of tartar and continue beating until whites stand in stiff peaks. Fold into batter. Place 2 1/2 inch paper cups in muffin pans. Fill three quarters full with batter, bake at 300 degrees F. for 50-55 minutes. Cool. Brush glaze lightly over cakes. Decorate with candied fruit if desired.

Glaze;
1/4 C white corn syrup
2 T water
1 T pineapple juice
Combine and bring to a boil, boil for 1 minutes.