Fruit Cake

7 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 c. sweetened, condensed milk (1 can plus 2 oz. or 16 oz. total); use only sweetened condensed milk, do not substitute other milk for extra 2 oz.
  • 1 c. flake coconut
  • 1/2 c. flour
  • 3 c. pecans (halves or quarters)
  • 1 lb. chopped dates (do not use dates that are already chopped and sugared)
  • 1/2 lb. candied cherries, cut in halves or thirds
  • 1/2 lb. candied pineapple, cut in 1/2-inch pieces

Directions

  1. 1
    Stir fruit and nuts to mix.
  2. 2
    Sprinkle flour over fruit and nuts and mix well to separate fruit.
  3. 3
    Add sweetened condensed milk and mix thoroughly with wooden spoon.
  4. 4
    Grease loaf pan, line with brown paper, then grease the brown paper.
  5. 5
    Spoon batter into pan, packing to fill evenly.
  6. 6
    Put small pan of water in oven while baking cake. Bake at 325° for 1 hour.
  7. 7
    Remove from pan and place on rack.
  8. 8
    Cool slightly before removing brown paper.
  9. 9
    When cake is cool, wrap tightly in heavy foil.
  10. 10
    Keeps and freezes well.

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