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Cherry Date Fruitcake

Name: Cherry Date Fruitcake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 2 fruitcakes.
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, drained and halved; 1 pound diced candied pineapple; 2 packages (8 ounces each) chopped pitted dates; 6 eggs; 1/2 cup apple juice; 1/4 cup light corn syrup

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1-3/4 hours + cooling

Makes

2 fruitcakes

It's a Christmas tradition for me to serve this fruitcake at parties and to give it to friends and family. Jam-packed with nuts and cherries, it puts a new spin on a holiday mainstay.

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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, drained and halved
1 pound diced candied pineapple
2 packages (8 ounces each) chopped pitted dates
6 eggs
1/2 cup apple juice
1/4 cup light corn syrup

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Add the pecans, cherries, pineapple and dates; toss to coat. Beat eggs and apple juice; add to fruit mixture and mix well. Grease two foil-lined 9x5-in. loaf pans. Press half of the mixture into each pan.
Bake at 300° for 1-3/4 to 2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans; carefully remove foil. Brush loaves with corn syrup. Cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 292 calories, 14g fat (1g saturated fat), 40mg cholesterol, 109mg sodium, 42g carbohydrate (33g sugars, 3g fiber), 4g protein.

Cherry Date Fruitcake

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