Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 citron
- 250 gr all purpose flour
- 220 gr brown sugar
- 95 gr shortening
- 65 gr nuts
- 9 gr baking powder
- 4 gr vanilla extract
- 3 gr salt
- 1 gr nutmeg
-nutmeg frosting-; see not Winner in the senior division of the 1953 Pillsbury Bakeoff. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; set aside. Cream together the solid shortening and brown sugar until creamy. Add well beaten eggs and vanilla; mix well. Gradually add the flour mixture and mix with electric mixer for 1-2 minutes. Fold in candied fruit and nuts. (mix fruit and nuts with a sprinkling of flour first to keep them separated) Pour batter into well greased and lightly floured loaf pan, about 9 by 5 by 8 cm. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 65-75 minutes or until tests done. You may also bake this in a 23 cm tube pan that has been lightly greased and floured, for 55-60 minutes. Cool cake then frost. Nutmeg Frosting: Cream 1 tablespoon butter, quarter teaspoon vanilla, quarter teaspoon nutmeg and a dash of salt. Blend in 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar and 2 tablespoons hot cream. Thin with a few more drops of cream if necessary for spreading consistency. Pat Dwigans ----