FRUITCAKE USING CAKE MIX RECIPES

FRUITCAKE RECIPE | ALLRECIPES

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This is my 90-year-old grandmother's recipe. Very simple.

Provided by Roxy

Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Liqueur Dessert Recipes Brandy

Yield 1 - 9 inch tube cake

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

2 cups packed brown sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons ground cloves
2 tablespoons ground allspice
2 tablespoons ground nutmeg
4 eggs
2 tablespoons lemon zest
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
½ cup brandy
1?½ cups raisins
1?½ cups chopped nuts
1?½ cups dried mixed fruit
1?½ cups butter, melted
1?¾ cups brandy

Steps:

Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan.
In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, soda, spices, eggs, lemon rind, vanilla, 1/2 cup brandy, fruit, nuts, and melted butter or margarine. Mix thoroughly. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for 1 hour, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Wrap cooled cake in foil. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons brandy over the cake everyday for 2 weeks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 639.3 calories, CarbohydrateContent 71.9 g, CholesterolContent 92.3 mg, FatContent 27 g, FiberContent 3.7 g, ProteinContent 7.5 g, SaturatedFatContent 12.9 g, SodiumContent 377.8 mg, SugarContent 36 g

HOLIDAY FRUITCAKE RECIPE: HOW TO MAKE IT

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This is my own fruitcake recipe and it's a family favorite. The mixture of fruits and nuts helps make it a tasty treat. —Allene Spence, Delbarton, West Virginia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Total Time 02 hours 20 minutes

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 02 hours 00 minutes

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups whole red candied cherries
1-1/2 cups whole green candied cherries
3 cups diced candied pineapple
1 pound walnut halves
10 ounces golden raisins
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
5 large eggs
4 tablespoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300°. Combine fruit and nuts. In another bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Pour over fruit and nuts; stir to coat. , Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in a cool place. Bring to room temperature before serving; slice with a serrated knife.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 686 calories, FatContent 32g fat (5g saturated fat), CholesterolContent 58mg cholesterol, SodiumContent 342mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 92g carbohydrate (61g sugars, FiberContent 4g fiber), ProteinContent 10g protein.

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