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Ingredients
| red candied cherries: 1 lb (halved) |
| candied pineapple rings: 5 rings (finely chopped) |
| golden seedless raisins (not packed): 6 cups |
| candied mixed fruit peel: 1 1/2 cups |
| almonds (whole): 1 cup |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1 cup |
| salted butter: 2 cups (softened) |
| granulated sugar: 2 cups |
| eggs: 6 |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| orange juice: 1/4 cup |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 5 cups |
| baking powder: 2 tsp |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| almonds: 6 almonds (split) |
Easy Light Fruitcake
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"This is a light fruit cake that is excellent for a wedding cake. This cake can be cooked in other size pans, just fill the pans 3/4 full."
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Prep Time
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Cook Time
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Servings
24 serving(s)
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Directions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Line the bottom and sides of two greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans, and 1 round 4 1/2 inch x 3 inch deep pan with brown paper. Grease the paper.
- In a large bowl, stir together cherries, pineapple, raisins, mixed peel, 1 cup pecans, and 1 cup flour. Mix until fruit is coated with flour.
- In another large bowl, cream the butter or margarine and sugar together. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Mix in orange juice and vanilla. Combine 5 cups flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in floured fruit and nuts. Mix. Spoon batter into prepared pans. Fill each pan 3/4 full. Arrange split almonds over tops.
- Bake for about 3 hours, until toothpick comes out clean. Cover with foil if top gets too dark while baking.