Vanilla Wafer Fruitcake
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 45 min.
YIELD: about 40 servings.
This was my dear grandmother's recipe. She was a farmer's wife and a very good cook. Even folks who don't like fruitcake seem to like this one.
Ingredients
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1/2 pound candied cherries
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1/2 pound candied pineapple slices
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1 pound walnuts, pecans or combination of both
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1 pound vanilla wafers
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1/4 pound raisins
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2 large eggs
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
Directions
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1.
Set aside four whole cherries, two pineapple slices and 16 pecan or walnut halves. Chop remaining fruit and nuts. Crush vanilla wafers; combine the chopped fruit, nuts and raisins and set aside.
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2.
In a bowl, beat eggs well. Stir in sugar, salt and milk. Combine wafer/nut mixture with egg mixture. Pack into a waxed paper-lined 10-in. tube pan. Decorate top with reserved whole fruit and nuts. Bake at 325° for 45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edge; turn cake out of pan, then back over again so decorations are on top. Cake can be made ahead and frozen; taste improves with age.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 183 calories, 10g fat (1g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 64mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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