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Prep Time: 35 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 36 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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My aunt used to make this every Christmas. It is a different fruit cake as everything goes in whole and it is mostly all fruit and nuts; very little batter. When you cut a slice you get a whole slice of whatever is there. It is very good. It is a small cake, the size of one loaf pan. Ingredients:
1 lb brazil nut (uncracked) |
2 (7 1/4 ounce) packages dates (whole and no pits) |
1 cup maraschino cherry (drain very well) |
1/4 lb candied green cherries (no mint flavor) |
3/4 cup flour |
3/4 cup sugar |
1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 tablespoon butter |
3 eggs |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring |
Directions:
1. Cover brazil nuts with water and boil for 3 minutes; drain and crack.
2. Put the nuts, dates, and both cherries into a bowl.
3. Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt over the fruit mixture.
4. Mix well with hands till all the ingredients are coated.
5. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl till frothy and add the vanilla and almond.
6. Mix this with the batter.
7. Line a bread pan with foil very neatly and grease and flour it.
8. Dump the batter into the pan and bake 300 degree oven for 1 hour and 40 minutes.
9. Cover with foil the last part of baking.
10. Leave in pan to cool and then the foil should come out easily.
11. Make 3-4 days ahead before serving.
12. Wrap in plastic wrap .
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