Don's Favorite Fruit Cake

Name: Don's Favorite Fruit Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 24
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

By mary Armstrong
@emit1961

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.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Comments:

12 Comments

Serves:

24 slices

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

1 Hr 45 Min

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
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How to Make Don's Favorite Fruit Cake

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Combine all dry ingredients and add to nut mixture, stir until nuts are well coated.
Beat eggs until foamy. Add vanilla. Fold into nut mixture. Mix well.
Pour 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.

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Course/Dish: Breads Sweet Breads

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