IRISH WEDDING CAKE 12 oz. margarine or butter 12 oz. sugar (brown) 8 eggs 1 1/4 lb. flour 3 lb. raisins 1 lb. candied peel 8 oz. cherries (glazed) 4 tsp. allspice 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 c. whiskey or brandy Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs one at a time while sifting in the flour, allspice and baking powder. Add raisins, cherries and peel and mix well. Put into round 10-inch pan, lined with 2 layers of brown paper and one of waxed paper. Bake at 275 degrees for 3 1/2 hours to 4 hours. When cake is cool pour some whiskey over top. Wrap in tin foil and store in airtight tin. Will hold for up to 3 months. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |