Best White Fruitcake

Name: Best White Fruitcake
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. butter (1 c.); 5 large eggs; 1 lb. candied pineapple (or 1 lb. fruit mix); 3/4 lb. candied cherries (red or green or both); 4 c. chopped pecans; 1/2 oz. pure vanilla; 1 c. sugar; 1 3/4 c. flour; 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 oz. pure lemon

10 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter (1 c.)
5 large eggs
1 lb. candied pineapple (or 1 lb. fruit mix)
3/4 lb. candied cherries (red or green or both)
4 c. chopped pecans
1/2 oz. pure vanilla
1 c. sugar
1 3/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 oz. pure lemon

Directions

1

Cream butter and
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sugar
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until fluffy.
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Blend in eggs, one at a time.
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Mix
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part of flour into fruits and nuts.
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Sift remaining flour with baking powder. Fold into egg and butter mixture.
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Add extracts.
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Mix
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well and fold in fruit and nuts. Pour into greased paper-lined
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tube pan
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or small loaf pans. Place in cold oven. Turn
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oven on to 250°.
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Bake for 3 hours. Cool in pans.
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Keep well wrapped (foil is o.k.) and in canister (if you have one) for at least 2 months.