Fruitcake Even Fruitcake Non-Lovers Will Love
""No, no, not the dreaded FRUITCAKE..." Fear not: this moist, dark cake is loaded with yummy-tasting dried fruits, not the icky, bitter candied peel and citron you remember from visiting your grandma at Christmas. The dried fruits suggested below are simply that — suggestions. Feel free to substitute your own favorites; you'll need about 2 1/2 pounds dried fruit total...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 1 1/2 cups diced dried pineapple
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1 1 1/2 cups raisins, golden or regular
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1 1 cup (4 1/2 ounces) diced dried apricots
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1 1 1/2 cups chopped dates
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1 heaping 1 cup candied red cherries, plus additional for decoration, if desired
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1 1/3 cup diced crystallized ginger, optional
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1 3/4 cup rum, brandy, apple juice, or cranberry juice
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1 1 cup (16 tablespoons) unsalted butter
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1 2 cups (15 ounces) dark brown sugar
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1 1 teaspoon salt
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1 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
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1 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1 1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 4 large eggs
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1 3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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1 2 tablespoons cocoa, black cocoa preferred; optional, for color
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1 1/4 cup golden syrup, boiled cider, or dark corn syrup
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1 1/2 cup apple juice, cranberry juice or water
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1 2 cups chopped, toasted nuts (almonds, pecans, or walnuts)
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1 rum, brandy, simple syrup, vanilla syrup, or ginger syrup
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1 1 1/2 cups diced dried pineapple
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1 1 1/2 cups raisins, golden or regular
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1 1 cup (4 1/2 ounces) diced dried apricots
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1 1 1/2 cups chopped dates
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1 heaping 1 cup candied red cherries, plus additional for decoration, if desired
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1 1/3 cup diced crystallized ginger, optional
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1 3/4 cup rum, brandy, apple juice, or cranberry juice
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1 1 cup (16 tablespoons) unsalted butter
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1 2 cups (15 ounces) dark brown sugar
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1 1 teaspoon salt
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1 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
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1 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1 1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 4 large eggs
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1 3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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1 2 tablespoons cocoa, black cocoa preferred; optional, for color
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1 1/4 cup golden syrup, boiled cider, or dark corn syrup
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1 1/2 cup apple juice, cranberry juice or water
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1 2 cups chopped, toasted nuts (almonds, pecans, or walnuts)
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1 rum, brandy, simple syrup, vanilla syrup, or ginger syrup
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1 1 1/2 cups diced dried pineapple
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1 1 1/2 cups raisins, golden or regular
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1 1 cup (4 1/2 ounces) diced dried apricots
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1 1 1/2 cups chopped dates
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1 heaping 1 cup candied red cherries, plus additional for decoration, if desired
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1 1/3 cup diced crystallized ginger, optional
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1 3/4 cup rum, brandy, apple juice, or cranberry juice
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1 1 cup (16 tablespoons) unsalted butter
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1 2 cups (15 ounces) dark brown sugar
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1 1 teaspoon salt
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1 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
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1 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1 1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 4 large eggs
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1 3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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1 2 tablespoons cocoa, black cocoa preferred; optional, for color
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1 1/4 cup golden syrup, boiled cider, or dark corn syrup
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1 1/2 cup apple juice, cranberry juice or water
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1 2 cups chopped, toasted nuts (almonds, pecans, or walnuts)
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1 rum, brandy, simple syrup, vanilla syrup, or ginger syrup
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