Madeline'S Fruit Cake

10 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. shelled nuts
  • 1 lb. pitted dates
  • 1 (8 oz.) jar maraschino cherries
  • 1 c. flour
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 3/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp. vermouth or brandy

Directions

  1. 1
    Put whole nuts, dates and cherries into a large bowl.
  2. 2
    Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt over nuts and fruit.
  3. 3
    Mix until coated.
  4. 4
    Beat eggs until foamy and add vanilla. Stir into mixture until well blended. Grease or spray pans for baking:
  5. 5
    8 x 4-inch loaf pan at 300° for 70 to 80 minutes; 9 x 5-inch loaf pan at 300° for 60 to 70 minutes; 10-inch Bundt pan at 300° for 65 to 75 minutes; 4 small 3 1/2 x 5 1/2-inch pans at 300° for 45 to 55 minutes.
  6. 6
    Mixture has to be pushed into corners because there is very little batter.

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