It is time that I share with the rest of the world the recipe that may be one of the longest to prepare and that does not involve eggs or the orient. I have tested the variations of this great production over the years and I have discovered one thing that is important about the product is that it is best if you start on or about the first of the year if you want to serve it for the holiday season the next year. I will also include a basic recipe for the cake that does not include dried candied fruit for those few who do not like this usual ingredient. I invented this process in the dark ages before I had the great change in my life and met my wife. So the early cakes were based on commercial cakes that I would buy at the after Christmas half off sale. This process still will work. My first cakes actually came from Sears. I must thank the late chief mike Roy who was the original inspiration for the concept. His idea was for a way to serve stale cake, and I just embellished on it. I always had a love of his program especially since he answered a question for my mother. It was about how she could make Jell-o without the hard part on the bottom. This was on his cooking show and it was a staple of KNX radio when it first went to all news.
Here is the process:
1. Buy or prepare the basic fruit cake recipe. The size should be large enough to serve more people than you think will like it because everyone will actually want to eat some. It does not matter if it is a loaf type or ring type.
2. Place the cake in a container that will hold liquid. If the cake comes in a metal container then that will work.
3. Cut slits about every one inch along the length of the cake making sure that you are not breaking the cake into slices, these are only to allow the liquid to soak into all of the cake.
4. Open a bottle of Kahlua and taste to be sure that it is ok.
5. Pour some of the Kahlua on to the cake and be sure that all of the cake has some of the liquid on it.
6. Place on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator hopefully in a place where you will not forget about it.
7. Most important step Repeat Steps 4. and 5. every two weeks for one year or until you are preparing for your holiday party the next December.
One Day Before You Want To Serve The Cake
8. Do one final basting.
9. Cut the cake into one half inch cubes and place in a large bowl
10. Prepare whipped cream or dream whip by adding Kahlua to give it a nice color.
11. Add dream whip or whipped cream to the bowl of cake cubes. You will want just enough to coat the pieces and hold it together.
12. Place the mixture into a form pan that is the shape you want to serve. It will work best if you then return it to the refrigerator overnight to set.
Date and Nut Fruit Cake Recipe
Courtesy of Martha Levy
8oz Red Cherries
1lb Pitted Dates
2 cups Shelled Walnuts
¾ cup Sugar
¾ cup Flour
1 tea Baking Powder
3 ea Eggs
Set oven at 350 degrees
Mix together and bake in preheated oven
1 ½ hours for 1 large loaf
1 ¼ hours for 2 small loaves
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