Light Fruit Cake

Name: Light Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c. (12 oz.) dried apricots; 2/3 c. water; 3/4 c. butter; 3 c. sugar; 4 eggs; 1 1/2 c. flour; 1/2 tsp. soda; 1 c. whole red candied cherries; 1 c. slivered almonds; 1 1/2 c. golden raisins; 1/2 c. flour; rum

12 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. (12 oz.) dried apricots
2/3 c. water
3/4 c. butter
3 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. soda
1 c. whole red candied cherries
1 c. slivered almonds
1 1/2 c. golden raisins
1/2 c. flour
rum

Directions

1

Cut apricots into quarters and place in saucepan with water.
2

Simmer until tender; cool.
3

Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time and beat well.
4

Add flour, soda, cooled apricots.
5

Sprinkle cherries, almonds and raisins with flour and add.
6

Spoon batter into 2 large or 4 small greased and floured loaf pans.
7

Bake in 275° oven for about 1 1/2 hours or 1 1/4 hours for small pans. Cool in pans on rack and pour 2 Tbsp. rum over each loaf while still warm.