Snack

Ruth's Fruit Cake is for Dessert, Snack.

Ruth's Fruit Cake takes 60 minutes to prepare.

Ruth's Fruit Cake takes 155 minutes to cook.

Ruth's Fruit Cake makes 48 servings.

The ingredients for Ruth's Fruit Cake are:

1 lb. brown sugar
3/4 lb light butter mostly melted
6 eggs
2 cups raisins
1 lb candied pineapple chunks
1 lb candied red cherries
1/2 lb candied green cherries
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup dark molasses
4 cups flour
1 tbls fresh nutmeg (can use ground)
1 cup bourbon
1 lb pecan halves

Here is how you make Ruth's Fruit Cake:

flour the fruit and nuts lightly. Cream the sugar & mostly melted butter. Beat in eggs well. Dissolve baking soda in molasses. Sift flour with nutmeg. Adding small amouts at a time to mixture. Stir on bourbon. I find if you alternate bourbon & flour it is easier to mix.Have 4 large loaf pans divided evenly.Bake in a 250 degree oven for about 2 1/2 hour to 3 hours. after cooled wrap in cheese cloth or muslin. Soak in bourbon. store in plastic ziplock. Cakes will be ready in 3 weeks.Serving Size: 1 loaf makes 12 servingsNumber of Servings: 48Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PJAMES6.

The nutritional information for Ruth's Fruit Cake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 48
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 505.9

• Total Fat: 10.1 g
• Cholesterol: 34.3 mg
• Sodium: 86.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 100.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.1 g
• Protein: 3.2 g

Ruth's Fruit Cake is German cuisine.