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Cakes Wedding Fruit Cake Number 1 Cake Recipes Sep 29th 2011, 10:01 Wedding Fruit Cake #1 Thanks to ShadoeRose for this recipe The recipe which follows is from the kitchen of Mrs. Bee Mannix-Walsh, a well known local chef who, for many years, ran the Cookery Centre of Ireland in Dalkey. Cake Recipe Lower Tier: 15 oz raisins 15 oz sultanas 20 oz currants 10 oz mixed peel 5 oz prunes 5 oz dates 5 oz cherries 1 apple 3 oz chopped almonds 3 oz ground almonds 1/2 tsp. grated nutmeg 1/2 tsp. mixed spice Grated ring of 1 lemon 15 oz butter 15 oz sugar (Barbados) 10 eggs 19 oz flour Cover with Almond paste 1-1/2 lb. Water icing 3/4 lb. Royal icing 2 1/2 lb Middle Tier: 9 oz raisins 9 oz sultanas 12 oz currants 6 oz mixed peel 3 oz prunes 3 oz dates 3 oz cherries 1/2 apple 3 oz chopped almonds 3 oz ground almonds 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1/4 tsp. mixed spice Grated rind of 1/2 lemon 9 oz butter 9 oz sugar 6 eggs 11oz flour Cover with Almond paste 1 lb. Water icing 1/2 lb. Royal icing 2 lb. Top Tier: 3 oz raisins 3 oz sultanas 4 oz currants 2 oz mixed peel 1 oz. prunes 1 oz dates 1 oz cherries 1/2 apple 1 oz chopped almonds 1 oz ground almonds 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1/4 tsp. mixed spice Grated rind of 1/4 lemon 3 oz butter 3 oz sugar 2 eggs 4 oz flour Cover with Almond paste 6 oz Water icing 4 oz Royal icing 3/4 lb. Instructions: Prepare fruit and mix it with spice, nuts and lemon rind. Cream butter and sugar. Break in an egg and beat until mixture thickens, mix in a little sieved flour. Continue in this way until all eggs have been added.  Add remainder of flour.  Stir in prepared fruit and mix thoroughly. Put into prepared tin and bake in very moderate oven. Size of Tin and Baking Time Lowest Tier: 12-inch tin   About six hours Middle Tier: 9-inch tin   About 3 1/2 hours Top Tier: 6-inch tin   About 1 3/4 hours Almond Paste Recipe 1 lb. ground almonds 1 tbs. sherry 1/4 tsp. ratafia (liqueur) essence 1 tbs. whiskey 1/4 tsp. almond essence 1 tsp. orange flower water 1 lb. caster sugar 2 eggs 1.Crush lumps out of almonds and sieve castor sugar, mix both well together. 2.Beat eggs, add flavouring, sherry and whiskey. Keep a little of the egg white back for brushing over cake. 3.Pour slowly into almonds and sugar and mix to stiff paste. Turn onto sugared board and knead well. Roll out and use as required. Water Icing Recipe 1/2 lb. icing sugar Flavouring and colouring as desired Boiling water 1.Sieve icing sugar and put into bowl. 2.Add boiling water slowly until it is the consistency of thick cream. 3.Add flavouring and colouring and beat until smooth and glossy. Royal Icing Recipe 1 lb. icing sugar Juice of 1 lemon 2 whites of eggs 1 tsp. glycerin 1.Roll out sugar on kitchen paper. Put through wire sieve. 2.Mix with half beaten white of egg, lemon juice and glycerin. 3.Beat for fifteen minutes. Abbreviations: oz. = Ounce tsp. = Teaspoon lb. = Pound Print Recipe Ad Free Recipe Index More Dessert and Baking Ideas How-To Articles Search and Swap Recipes

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