Easy Fruitcake

15 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. seedless raisins
  • 1 c. seeded raisins
  • 1 lb. can cling peaches, drained and chopped
  • 1 c. shortening
  • 1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 c. orange juice
  • 2 (1 lb.) jars candied mixed fruit
  • 2 c. chopped walnuts
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 2 1/2 c. sifted flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cloves

Directions

  1. 1
    Grease 2 (9 x 5 x 3-inch) loaf pans.
  2. 2
    Combine raisins, peaches, shortening, sugar and orange juice in a saucepan and heat just to boiling.
  3. 3
    Remove from heat; pour into large bowl.
  4. 4
    Cool.
  5. 5
    Add candies, fruits and nuts to cooled mixture.
  6. 6
    Stir in beaten eggs. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves together.
  7. 7
    Beat into fruit-nut mixture.
  8. 8
    Spoon batter into prepared pans.
  9. 9
    Bake at 300° for 2 hours or until cakes test done.
  10. 10
    Decorate to your liking.
  11. 11
    Makes 2 cakes.

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