don's favorite fruit cake

Name: Don's Favorite Fruit Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 3 cup(s) coarsely chopped nuts (brazils, walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts); 1 pound(s) coarsely chopped dates; 1 cup(s) halved maraschino cherries; 3/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 3 - eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla

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mary Armstrong

San Antonio, TX

Updated on Jun 25, 2012

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.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr 45 Min

method ---

yield 24 slices

Ingredients

3 cups coarsely chopped nuts (brazils, walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts)
1 pound coarsely chopped dates
1 cup halved maraschino cherries
3/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 - eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make don's favorite fruit cake

Step 1

Combine all dry ingredients and add to nut mixture, stir until nuts are well coated.

Step 2

Beat eggs until foamy. Add vanilla. Fold into nut mixture. Mix well.
Step 3

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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