Don's Favorite Fruit Cake
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By
mary Armstrong
@emit1961
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This is an excellent fruit/nut bread. It has more nuts and less fruit.
I have made this in 3 mini loaf pans for gifts at Christmas time.
I have made this in 3 mini loaf pans for gifts at Christmas time.
Ingredients
- 3 c
- coarsely chopped nuts (brazils, walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts)
- 1 lb
- coarsely chopped dates
- 1 c
- halved maraschino cherries
- 3/4 c
- all purpose flour
- 3/4 c
- sugar
- 1/2 tsp
- salt
- 1/2 tsp
- baking powder
- 3
- eggs
- 1 tsp
- vanilla
How to Make Don's Favorite Fruit Cake
- 1Combine all dry ingredients and add to nut mixture, stir until nuts are well coated.
- 2Beat eggs until foamy. Add vanilla. Fold into nut mixture. Mix well.
- 3Pour into greased, wax-paper lined 9x5x3 bread pan. Grease the wax paper as well.
Bake at 300 Degrees. for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to cooling rack.
About Don's Favorite Fruit Cake
Course/Dish: Breads, Sweet Breads
