WHITE FRUITCAKE

White Fruitcake image

Provided by Robert Farrar Capon

Categories dessert

Time 2h10m

Yield 1 fruitcake

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Ingredients

1 pound butter at room temperature
2 cups sugar
6 eggs
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/4 cup Cognac
1 box (15 1/2 ounces, 2 1/2 cups) seedless raisins
1 box (10 ounces, 2 cups) dried currants
1/2 cup candied orange peel
1/2 cup candied lemon peel
1/2 cup candied citron peel

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and fold into mixture. Add vanilla, Cognac and all fruits and mix well.
Pour into well-buttered tube pan or into small loaf pans and bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until inserted cake tester comes out clean.
Allow to cool somewhat and remove from pan. Glaze while still warm with confectioners' sugar-and- water icing to which a little grated lemon rind has been added.

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