German Fruit Cake

Name: German Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 3/4 c. margarine or butter; 2 c. sugar; 4 eggs; 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 3 c. flour; 1/2 tsp. each: allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg; 1 c. buttermilk; 1 tsp. soda; 2/3 c. cherry preserves; 2/3 c. apricot preserves; 2/3 c. pineapple preserves; 1 c. chopped pecans

12 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

3/4 c. margarine or butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. each: allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
2/3 c. cherry preserves
2/3 c. apricot preserves
2/3 c. pineapple preserves
1 c. chopped pecans

Directions

1

Cream butter and sugar, then add eggs and vanilla.
2

Add flour, allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg, alternating with buttermilk with soda added to buttermilk.
3

Fold in preserves and pecans.
4

Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 325°.
5

Let cool in pan for about 15 minutes before removing.