Good Fruit Cake Recipe

15 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 c. dry apricots, halved
  • 1 1/2 c. mixed minced candied fruits
  • 1 1/2 c. whole red candied cherries
  • 1 1/2 c. whole green candied cherries
  • 1 1/2 c. diced candied pineapple, 1/2 inch
  • 3 c. walnut halves
  • 3 1/2 c. sifted flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking pwdr
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 c. butter
  • 1 1/2 c. sugar
  • 6 Large eggs
  • 4 teaspoon grated orange or possibly lemon peel
  • 3 teaspoon vanilla
  • Heavy duty aluminum foil

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine fruits and nuts.
  2. 2
    Combine and sift dry ingredients.
  3. 3
    Add in sugar gradually to creamed butter, mix till fluffy.
  4. 4
    Add in Large eggs, one at a time, beat well after each addition.
  5. 5
    Stir in dry ingredients, grated peel and vanilla, fruits, and nuts.
  6. 6
    Spread batter into 2 greased and foiled lined pans, 9 x 5 x 3 inches.
  7. 7
    Bake at 275 degrees till done, 3 hrs.
  8. 8
    Cold in pans on wire rack for 10 min.
  9. 9
    Lift cakes out of pans, leaving foil on sides of cake.
  10. 10
    Finish cooling.
  11. 11
    Wrap cakes attractively in foil either for freezing and later serving, or possibly for holiday gifts.
  12. 12
    If you like, 1/4 c. orange curacao can be poured over cooled cakes for extra flavor.

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