No-Candied-Fruit Fruitcake
Country Woman Christmas
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Minus the candied fruit, this traditional cake has a positively natural taste. For those who bake their Christmas giveaways ahead, it freezes beautifully, too.
SERVINGS: 32
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1-3/4 hours + cooling
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5-1/2 cups pecan halves
- 2 jars (16 ounces each) maraschino cherries, dried
- 1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) pitted dates, halved and quartered
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup corn syrup
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Add pecans, cherries, pineapple and dates; toss to coat. Beat eggs and orange juice; add to fruit mixture and mix well. Line two 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pans with foil and grease the foil. Pour fruit mixture into pans and press down. Bake at 300° for 1-3/4 to 2 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans. Remove foil. Brush with corn syrup; cool completely. Yield: 2 fruitcakes.