{"id":1217,"date":"2017-07-27T21:09:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T02:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2017-07-27T21:13:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T02:13:07","slug":"punnys-white-xmas-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/?p=1217","title":{"rendered":"Punny&#8217;s White Xmas Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My cousin Marjorie found her mother&#8217;s white Christmas cake recipe that I had asked her for. \u00a0At first she didn&#8217;t think she had it and then one day, she was cleaning my aunt&#8217;s house and came across it. \u00a0I was so grateful as my aunt would no longer remember it and my uncle (her brother) really likes that cake. \u00a0There was only one problem; the recipe card only lists the ingredients, no prep method. \u00a0It took a few tries, but I made it today and I think I&#8217;ve nailed it down pretty good. \u00a0It&#8217;s labour-intensive, but definitely worth it!<\/p>\n<p>A couple of things to note&#8230;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I don&#8217;t like a ton of fruit in my cakes so I put far less quantities in mine than what the recipe calls for. \u00a0I&#8217;ll give the quantities as they are listed on the recipe card. \u00a0One can adjust it as they see fit.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve substituted the white sugar with Splenda and have also done a half and half split. \u00a0They all work, just remember, if you use Splenda, it won&#8217;t last as long sitting out so you might want to shove it in the fridge.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve used both a food processor with a dough blade and a Mix Master to make this cake. \u00a0I had more problems with the Mix Master. \u00a0The food processor was easier, but do NOT mix your fruit in it! \u00a0It will turn it into a pink mess (trust me hahaha). \u00a0I don&#8217;t even recommend mixing the fruit in with a Mix Master. \u00a0Do that part manually.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb butter (I use room temperature, not melted)<\/li>\n<li>2 c white sugar<\/li>\n<li>6 eggs beaten separately<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 lb mixed peel<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 lb\u00a0red cherries<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 lb green cherries<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 lb sliced almonds<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 lbs pineapple<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 lbs raisins (optional, I use golden raisins)<\/li>\n<li>4 c all purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp baking powder (I use 2 tbsp, it rises better and you don&#8217;t taste it)<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 c milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preparation<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 325\u00ba F. \u00a0In a mixing bowl, add flour and baking powder, then mix well and set aside. \u00a0Cream butter and sugar. \u00a0Slowly add eggs and mix to a silky smooth consistency. \u00a0Add vanilla and milk. \u00a0Continue blending until smooth. \u00a0Slowly add flour mixture and blend until it forms a nice thick smooth consistency making sure to occasionally scrape down the sides of the bowl. \u00a0Once the batter is smooth, pour into a large mixing bowl and start adding all the fruits and almonds. \u00a0Mix very well. \u00a0Pour into a large greased baking dish and smooth out. \u00a0Bake for about 30 minutes and check doneness with a toothpick. \u00a0Bake until it&#8217;s cooked through (when toothpick comes out clean). \u00a0Let cool. \u00a0Add icing (<a href=\"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/?p=974\" target=\"_blank\">Nanny&#8217;s cream cheese icing<\/a> is good!) if desired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My cousin Marjorie found her mother&#8217;s white Christmas cake recipe that I had asked her for. \u00a0At first she didn&#8217;t think she had it and then one day, she was cleaning my aunt&#8217;s house and came across it. \u00a0I was &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/?p=1217\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-desserts","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1217"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1221,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1217\/revisions\/1221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}