German Fruit Cake

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

14 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

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

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325°.
2

Cream butter, sugar and eggs until light.
3

Sift dry ingredients, except baking soda, together.
4

Add baking soda to buttermilk.
5

Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternating with buttermilk.
6

Fold in preserves, pecans and vanilla.
7

Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
8

Bake at 325° for 1 1/2 hours.
9

Remove from oven.
10

Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan.
11

Can be made several weeks ahead of time and frozen until ready to eat or give.