JAPANESE FRUIT CAKE

Japanese Fruit Cake image

Make and share this Japanese Fruit Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Flora Underwood

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups buttermilk
1 cup nuts
2 teaspoons cloves
2 teaspoons allspice
2 teaspoons nutmeg
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup shortening
4 cups plain flour
1 box seeded raisins
2 boxes coconut
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups hot water
2 tablespoons flour
2 lemons (rind grated and juiced)

Steps:

Eggless Cake: Put sugar in mixing bowl.
Add spices then buttermilk slowly mixing together.
Mix together flour, soda raisins and nuts and add to buttermilk mixture.
Blend thoroughly.
Put in two 8 inch layer pans and cook at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
Japanese Fruit Cake Filling: Combine all ingredients and cook until thick.
Put between cake layers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 7507.8, Fat 186.2, SaturatedFat 40.2, Cholesterol 19.6, Sodium 3992.6, Carbohydrate 1420.2, Fiber 43.8, Sugar 957.4, Protein 98.1