White Christmas Cake
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup butter or margarine
5 eggs
1/2 cup unstrained orange or grapefruit juice
3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound cherries (red and green maraschino, OR glace/candied cherries are good too)
1 lb bleached raisins (only for looks - any raisins will work)
1/4 pound peel (candied fruit is excellent)
1/4 pound blanched almonds (slivered, chunks or whole)
1/4 lb coconut (coloured is nice)
Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs and mix/beat well.
Sift / stir flour, baking powder and salt; add to batter with juice.
Add fruit, nuts and coconut last and mix.
Bake at 275' to 300', about 1 hour (depending on size of pans) - till a toothpick came out clean.
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