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Japanese Fruitcake - CDKitchen.com

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ready in:
  1-2 hrs

ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1 cup milk
1 pound candied fruit, chopped
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup nuts

COCONUT FILLING

3 cups sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cup milk
3 lemons, juice and grated rind of
1 fresh coconut, grated
OR
2 cups flaked coconut

directions

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Combine flour, baking powder, and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk; beat well after each addition. Add fruits and nuts; mix well.

Pour batter into 4 greased and floured 9" cake pans. Bake at 325 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool completely. Spread Coconut Filling between layers and on top of cake.

For Coconut Filling: Combine sugar and flour in a saucepan; gradually stir in milk. Bring mixture to a boil; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat, and stir in lemon juice, lemon rind, and coconut.

Cool completely before spreading on cake.

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