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ROD RECIPES 12/27/2006 Fruitcake Forever Day Super Easy Fruit Cake

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Marla


Recipe Introduction

If you've still got fruitcake sitting around your house, you didn't make our Super Easy Fruitcake recipe. It won't stay around long enough to start any jokes! Just look to see:

List of Ingredients

ROD RECIPES 12/27/2006 Fruitcake Forever Day Super Easy Fruit Cake


Super Easy Fruit Cake


1 pound candied cherries, halved
5 candied pineapple slices
6 cups golden raisins
1 1/2 cups candied mixed fruit peel
1 cup pecans
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup orange juice
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 pecans




Recipe

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Line the bottom and sides of two greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans with brown paper. Grease the paper.

In a large bowl, stir together cherries, pineapple, raisins, mixed peel, 1 cup pecans, and 1 cup flour. Mix until the fruit is coated with flour. In another large bowl, cream the butter or margarine and sugar together. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Mix in orange juice and vanilla. Combine 5 cups flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in floured fruit and nuts. Mix. Spoon batter into prepared pans. Fill each pan 3/4 full. Arrange pecans over tops.

Bake for about 3 hours, until toothpick comes out clean. Cover with foil if top gets too dark while baking.