{"id":1704,"slug":"irish-fruit-cake","title":"Irish Fruit Cake","description":"This is a variation of fruit cake that originated in Ireland.","ingredients_raw":["1 lb cake flour","1 pinch of salt","½ tsp baking powder","3 eggs","4 oz sultanas or golden raisins","6 oz white granulated sugar","6 oz butter","2 oz citrus peel","2 oz dried cherries"],"ingredients_norm":["cake flour","salt","baking powder","egg","sultanas or golden raisin","white granulated sugar","butter","citrus peel","dried cherry"],"steps":["Preheat the oven to 350°F.","Sift together flour, salt and baking powder.","Cream together butter and sugar; this may take 5–10 minutes.","Beat in eggs individually, incorporating each fully before adding the next.","Fold in fruits then the dry mixture.","Transfer batter to a greased and parchment-lined 8-inch cake pan.","Bake on the center rack for 75–90 minutes. Check for doneness after 60 minutes.","Let cake cool to room temperature in pan.","Remove to a wire tray, cover with towel, and allow to sit until completely cool."],"categories":["Cake recipes","Recipes for cake","Recipes using cherry","Recipes using raisin","Recipes for dessert","Baking recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes using egg","Recipes using baking powder","Recipes using granulated sugar","Recipes using cake flour"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":120,"servings":"6–8","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Irish_Fruit_Cake","source_ref":"4517026","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Irish_Fruit_Cake&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"79c834052882434a33e989693210376ad2ef7f1c8d930d423ccf2f65dea66510","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:05Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:05Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/irish-fruit-cake"}