icebox vanilla wafer fruit cake

Name: Icebox Vanilla Wafer Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1 - box of vanilla wafers.; 2 cup(s) coconut, shredded; 1 cup(s) pecans, chopped; 1/2 to 1 cup(s) maraschino cherries, chopped; 1 cup(s) raisins; 1 cup(s) dates, chopped; 1 can(s) of condensed sweetened milk

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Robin DuPree

Coldspring, TX

Updated on Mar 23, 2010

This recipe was given to my mother by an old family friend when I was a young girl. I don't like traditional fruit cake very much, but this one is a great variation with the vanilla wafers. It could be classified somewhere between a cake and a candy.

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Ingredients

1 - box of vanilla wafers.
2 cups coconut, shredded
1 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 to 1 cups maraschino cherries, chopped
1 cup raisins
1 cup dates, chopped
1 can of condensed sweetened milk

How To Make icebox vanilla wafer fruit cake

Step 1

First, you must save the vanilla wafer box for this recipe. Pulverize the vanilla wafers to a powder consistency in a food processor. Drain the cherries well on a paper towel and then chop. Except for the condensed milk, mix all the other ingredients into the powdered vanilla wafers throughly..

Step 2

You will need plastic gloves for the next method since it is a sticky method. Pour in the condensed milk and mix until completely mixed and wet. Place mixture back into the vanilla wafer box and beat down evenly into a square.
Step 3

Allow the fruit cake to set about 4 days to a week. Tear off the vanilla wafer box and cut into small squares. It is rich, so be conservative. Serve. Leftovers should be refrigerated.
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