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Show ' NANCY HAVEN'S " -t Ketipe of the Month Kj'j- CHR1STA1AS TREE CAKI j$ ' Create your own little festive eating tree during ', the holidays . . , and make it with fruit cakel I The graduated tiers are cut from fruit cakes bM- sxmA baked in a generous thickness in utility pans. nancy havkn A green tinted Powdered Sugar frosting holds them together and is piped around the edges with a decorating tube or bag. A Christmas candle and bells finish it off. ' ' - : H v & xl -' X " t s J r ' ' - -j 3 cups sifted all-purpose, flour 1 teaspoon each baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cinna-mon, allspice V4 teaspoon cloves 3 cups glace fruit mix 1VS cups coarsely cut dried figs v cups each broken walnuts, wal-nuts, whole pecans. 1 cup seedless raisins 4 eggs 1 cup Beet Sugar Vi cup brown sugar, firmly firm-ly packed 1 cup melted shortening, cooled 1 cup pineapple juice Grease two utility pans (8 by 12 by 2"); line with brown paper; grease again. Sift dry ingredients over prepared fruits and nut-and nut-and stir together lightly to Beat eggs well in second bowl until frothy; gradually add and beat in sugars; add shortening. Stir pineapple juice into mixture and pour over floured fruits and nutmeats, folding and stirring gently until combined. Spoon into prepared pans. EeI:o in a slow oven (300 F.) about 1V4 hours. Place a shallow pan filled with water on the lowest rack of the oven during baking. The steam will help keep the cake plump and moist. Re:r.ova cake from pan; cool on rack, peeling paper down from sides. When cold, wrap well and store in the freezer or a tightly covered container until ready to use. Makes 5 lbs. cake. CUTTING CAKE FOR TREE Cut paper patterns of squares that will fit best on serving plate. We used an 8-inch square, 6-inch square and a 4-inch square. The pieces left over from the tree-cutting used to make individual fruit cakes, frosted on ton only, and decorated with bits of candied (glace) fruit. FOR LOAVES Bake batter in two loaf pans (9 x 5 x 3"). - ,, For many more Christmas recipes send now for CHRISTMAS IS COMING ... a recipe pamphlet that includes step by step procedure fpr successful fruit cakes. FREE. Send your request to: NANCY HAVEN, Western Beet Sugar Producers, Inc., 515 Phillips Petroleum Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. |