Dark Fruit Cake

A dish made with butter and brown sugar.

Cake

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggs

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 120 ml butter
  • 180 ml brown sugar
  • 180 ml raisins (seeded and cut in pieces)
  • 180 ml currants
  • 120 ml citron (thinly sliced and cut in strips)
  • 120 ml molasses
  • 2 eggs
  • 120 ml milk
  • 470 ml flour
  • 2 ml soda
  • 5 ml cinnamon
  • 2 ml allspice
  • 2 ml mace
  • 1 ml clove
  • 2 ml lemon extract
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ½ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • ½ cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Follow directions for mixing butter cake mixtures. Bake in deep cake pans one and one-quarter hours.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories469
Protein6.3 g
Fat13.7 g
Carbs83.7 g
Fiber2.7 g
Sodium51 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States