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fruit cake

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Recipe by
Brittney Eury
Wallace, NC

I wrote this recipe just a couple weeks ago when I had a craving for fruitcake. It might not be that traditional or what you are use to but its pretty good. Give it a try.

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Ingredients For fruit cake

  • 1/2 c
    solid shortening
  • 1 c
    butter or margarine
  • 3 c
    brown sugar
  • 5 lg
    eggs
  • 3 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 Tbsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla
  • 1 c
    shredded coconut
  • 1 c
    marshino cherries, drained and chopped
  • 1 c
    pecans or walnuts, chopped
  • 1 c
    pineapple tidbits, drained
  • 1 c
    applesauce
  • 1 c
    raisins

How To Make fruit cake

  • 1
    Cream together shortening, butter or margarine and brown sugar.
  • 2
    Add eggs one at a time.
  • 3
    Add vanilla.
  • 4
    In a large bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, coconut, cherries, pecans or walnuts, pineapple, and raisins and mix until all the fruit is coated with flour.
  • 5
    Add flour and fruit mixture at one to mixer along with applesauce and mix just until combined.
  • 6
    Pour into a greased and floured tube pan.
  • 7
    Bake at 325 degreese for 1 hour and 15 minutes without opening the oven door. Check cake with a knife or long toothpick to see if it is done. If the knife or toothpick comes out still wet bake a little longer. When done allow to cool atleast 30 minutes before removing it from the pan.

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