Summer Fruit Cake

20 ingredients
14 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour (I use 1 cup white and 1 cup whole-wheat)
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups summer fruit, chopped and drained (apricots, nectarines, peaches and plums are good, use a mixture if possible)
  • 1 cup chopped nuts
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1 cup raisins
  • For glaze
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup buttermilk
  • 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

  1. 1
    To make cake: Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
  2. 2
    Grease and flour 9x13-inch pan.
  3. 3
    Combine flour-salt in bowl.
  4. 4
    Beat eggs-vanilla in large bowl.
  5. 5
    Add flour mixture to egg mixture.
  6. 6
    Stir in remaining ingredients (fruit-raisins).
  7. 7
    Pour into prepared pan.
  8. 8
    Bake for 40-45 minutes or toothpick comes out clean.
  9. 9
    While cake is baking make glaze: Combine all glaze ingredients (sugar-baking soda) in large saucepan over medium heat.
  10. 10
    Bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
  11. 11
    Remove from heat.
  12. 12
    Stir in vanilla.
  13. 13
    When cake is done, remove from oven and poke entire surface of cake with a toothpick.
  14. 14
    Pour glaze over hot cake slowly.

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