Coffee Fruit Cake With Raisins Figs And Citron

Ingredients

• ½ cup shortening
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup strong coffee
• 1/3 cup rich milk or cream
• 1¾ cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ lb raisins, cut into small pieces
• 1/8 lb citron, sliced
• ¼ lb figs, cut into strips

Method

1. 1 Cream shortening and sugar, then mix in egg yolks, coffee, and milk.
2. 2 Sift flour and baking powder together, then add slowly to the wet mixture.
3. 3 Lightly flour the raisins, citron, and figs, then fold them into the batter.
4. 4 Fold in beaten egg whites until just combined.
5. 5 Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake in a 350°F oven for 1 to 1.5 hours.