Recipe for Yuletide Dark Fruit Cake from the Fruit section.
Yuletide Dark Fruit Cake3/4 cup diced citron
3/4 cup diced candied orange peel
3/4 cup diced candied lemon peel
4 cups halved candied cherries
6 cups slivered candied pineapple
1 2/3 cups chopped dates
2 cups dark seedless raisins
1 (16 ounce) can pitted sour cherries, drained
1/2 cup honey
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons brandy
4 cups chopped pecans
1 cup softened butter
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar, sieved
7 eggs
5 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 (10 ounce) jar grape jelly Combine fruits, honey, vanilla extract and brandy; cover; soak for two to three days. Add nuts to soaked fruit mixture; mix well, then set aside. Cream butter; add sugar, then cream again. Beat in eggs two at a time. Add sifted dry ingredients. Stir in jelly; blend. Pour batter over fruit-nut mixture; mix well. Pour into 2 prepared 10 x 4-inch tube pans. Bake at 250 degrees F for 3 hours and 50 minutes to 4 hours. Cool completely; remove from pans.
We hope you enjoy your freshly made Yuletide Dark Fruit Cake. This recipe came from Fruit's, if you'd liked this recipe, there may be many others you'll find delicious as well.
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