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christmas cherry raisin and walnut fruitcake

Recipe by
Wallace Hale
sikeston, MO

This is my recipe for a wonderful desert at christmas.

yield 10 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For christmas cherry raisin and walnut fruitcake

  • 2 cups
    walnuts coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup
    dried cherries cut in half
  • 1 1/2 cup
    raisins
  • 2 cups
    all purpose flour
  • 2 teas
    baking powder
  • 1 teas
    salt
  • 2 sticks
    butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cups
    sugar
  • 5
    large eggs
  • 1/4 cup
    brandy
  • 1 tabls
    vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup
    cherry preserves

How To Make christmas cherry raisin and walnut fruitcake

  • 1
    Prehat oven to 325 f 10 in square baking cake pan. In medium bowl, toss dried cherries and walnuts with 1 tablespoon flour. In seperate medium bowl with a wire wisk, stir in 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • 2
    In large bowl, with mixer turned low, beat butter and sugar until blended, turn up speed to high; beat until fluffy and light,5minutes., occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Reduce speed to low. Add eggs , brandy, vanilla and flour mixture; beat until well mixed, frequantly scraping bowl. Stir cherry mixture into flour mixture. Spoon butter into prepared pan spread evenly.
  • 3
    Arrange walnuts all over top of batter in pan. Bake 1 hour 10 min or until a toothpick comes out clean go around the edges of pan to loosen it from sides let cool 10 minutes then place upside down on cake plate let cool completely. In 1 quart sauce pan heat cherry perserves over medium high heat, stirring constantly, until melted and bubbly, brush cooled cake with the preserves let cool 15 minutes. Serve

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