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ice box fruit cake

(5 ratings)
MelBelle avatar
Recipe by
Melanie B
@MelBelle
Kennesaw, GA

This was hand written into the crack of The American Woman's Cook Book 1946 by my husband's grandmother.

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(5 ratings)
prep time 20 Min
method Refrigerate/Freeze

Ingredients For ice box fruit cake

  • 3/4 lb
    each candied pineapple & cherries
  • 1 lb
    each white raisins, walnuts and pecans
  • 1 lb
    box graham crackers
  • 1 small can
    pet milk (5 fluid ounces of evaporated milk)
  • 12 oz
    marshmallows, mini
  • 1 can
    coconut (1 1/3 cup)
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract

How To Make ice box fruit cake

  • 1
    Crush graham crackers to meal with rolling pin.
  • 2
    Melt marshmallows in milk over a double boiler, add vanilla.
  • 3
    Pour over fruit, nuts and cracker meal. Mix well and pack in pan. Store in refrigerator.
  • 4
    She doesn't say what size pan... sorry. I would have to guess a 9x13.
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