Japanese Fruitcake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup water
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
• 2 oranges, peeled, sectioned, and finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup cold water, plus
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1 dash salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed with an electric mixer. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3 combine flour, and baking powder, add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. mix after each addition, stir in vanilla.
• 4 divide batter in half, stir spices and raisins into one hals. pour plain batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans; por spiced batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.bake at 350f for 20-25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. cool in pans 10 minutes, remove from pans, cool completely on wire racks.
• 5 spread filling between layers. spread frosting on top and sides of cake.
• 6 filling:.
• 7 combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan, stirring until cornatarch dissolves. cook over medium heat , stirring constantly 1 minute or until thickened and bubbly.cool completely, before spreading on cake. ( 3 1/3 cups).
• 8 frosting:.
• 9 combine all ingredients except vanilla in top of a large double boiler. beat at low speed with an electric mixer 30 seconds or just until blended.
• 10 place over boiling water, beat constantly on high speed 7 minutes or until stiff peak form. remove from heat. add vanilla; beat 2 minutes or until frosting is thick enough to spread. (4 1/2 cups).