Christmas Fruit Cake

Christmas Fruit Cake

Ingredients:
• 1 c.vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 c.sugar
• 4 eggs

Directions:
A traditional holiday treat! This is a pound cake with fruit,a
• 2 c.plus 1 c.flour
pleasant contrast to the sugary store-bought variety.
• 1 t.baking powder
Preheat oven to 275°. • 2 t.salt
• 1 c.pineapple juice
Mix together oil,sugar,eggs and beat vigorously by hand
• 1 1/2 lbs.mixed
or with electric mixer for 2 minutes.Sift together 2 cups
candied fruit
flour with baking powder and salt.To this stir in oil mix-
ture alternately with pineapple juice. • 1 lb.light-colored
raisins
Separately,mix 1 cup flour into candied fruit,raisins,nuts.
• 2 c.chopped nuts
Pour batter over fruit,mixing thoroughly.If batter seems
• 1 T.vanilla
thin,add a small amount of flour.(Batter should be thick
enough so fruit does not sink to bottom.) • 2 - 3 T.rum or
brandy (flavoring
Grease 2 loaf pans and line with waxed paper.Pour batter
extracts or the real
into pans.Place a pan of water on lower oven rack.Bake
thing)
cakes 2 1/2 – 3 hours at 275°.
Christmas Fruit Cake
(continued)
After baking,let cakes stand 15 minutes before removing
from pans.Cool thoroughly on racks without removing
paper.When cool,remove paper.Wrap cakes in aluminum
foil and store in refrigerator.Best if made one week to one
month ahead.
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