Better Than Fruitcake!

Name: Better Than Fruitcake!
Ingredients: 3 tbsp melted butter; 3 tbsp sour cream; 5 banana's semi soft but not mushy.; 1 1/2 tbsp malibu rum; 2 tsp marachino cherry juice; 2 eggs; 1/2 tsp lemon juice; 1 cup peeled/cored diced apples; 1/4 cup pineapple tidbits well drained; 1/4 cup raisins; 20 marachino cherries; 1/4 cup dried cranberries or craisins; 1/4 cup dried strawberries or firm fresh strawberries; 1/4 cup walnut pieces or candied walnut pieces; 1/4 cup cashew pieces or candied cashew pieces; 2 cup flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 cup sugar

18 ingredients

21 steps

Ingredients

3 tbsp melted butter
3 tbsp sour cream
5 banana's semi soft but not mushy.
1 1/2 tbsp malibu rum
2 tsp marachino cherry juice
2 eggs
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 cup peeled/cored diced apples
1/4 cup pineapple tidbits well drained
1/4 cup raisins
20 marachino cherries
1/4 cup dried cranberries or craisins
1/4 cup dried strawberries or firm fresh strawberries
1/4 cup walnut pieces or candied walnut pieces
1/4 cup cashew pieces or candied cashew pieces
2 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup sugar

Directions

1

preheat oven to 350F
2

place diced apples and lemon juice in a bowl.
3

toss to coat.
4

set aside.
5

cut pinapple tid bits into 4 pieces and cut cherries into 4 pieces.
6

set aside.
7

in a bowl places peeled whole banana's, rum, eggs, sugar, cherry juice, butter and sour cream.
8

blend with hand mixer until blended but still chunky.
9

sift together flour and baking soda.
10

mix flour mix into banana mix by hand using a spoon.
11

fold in apples.
12

place all nuts and all remaining fruits into banana mix.
13

and gently fold in.
14

grease 2 bread loaf pans very well.
15

fill said loaf pans halfway with mix evenly.
16

bake on middle oven rack for 1 hour or until thoughrally cooked.. toothpick inserted into center should come out clean.. top should browned.
17

cool on wire rack.
18

slice and serve!
19

enjoy!
20

makes 2 loafs..
21

hint( fruit measurements should be slightly heaping.