Dot’s Fruit Cake
Contributed byMilli Swain
Ingredients
- 1 pound pecans (approx. 4 cups, broken or halved)
- 1/2 pound candied cherries (cut into small pieces)
- 1/2 pound candied pineapple (cut into small pieces)
- 1 pound dates (cut into small pieces)
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 eggs
Yield: 24 Servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Instructions
Beat eggs well; add sugar and vanilla. Put flour, salt and baking powder over chopped fruit and nuts, then mix. Pour eggs and sugar over fruit mixture. Mix. Grease and line an angel food cake pan with waxed paper. Pour batter into pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 300°. Remove from pan, cool, then store in covered tin or in a container in the refrigerator.
This is easy, rich and delicious.
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