Candied Holiday Fruitcake

Candied Holiday Fruitcake Recipe.

How to Make Candied Holiday Fruitcake.

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Candied Holiday Fruitcake

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Course Cake

Cuisine American

Keyword Cakes, Candied Holiday Fruitcake, Food recipe

Prep Time 6 minutes mins

Cook Time 6 minutes mins

Ingredients

• 2 Cups chopped candied pineapple (10 oz.)
• 3 Cups chopped pecans
• 3/4 Cup chopped candied cherries (5 oz.)
• 1/3 Cup candied orange peel (1/2 oz.)
• 1 3/4 Cups plus 3 Tablespoon all purpose flour
• 1 Cup butter (2 sticks) room temperature
• 1 Cup sugar
• 5 Eggs
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 1 Tablespoon lemon extract
• 1/2 Teaspoon baking powder
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

Step 1

• Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 250’F. Grease and flour 12 cup hunt pan or tube cake pan. In large bowl, mix pecans and fruits with 3 tablespoon flour. In another large bowl, cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy.

Step 2

• Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in vanilla and lemon extract. Add dry ingredients to butter; stir until blended. Mix fruit mixture into batter. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Step 3

• Bake until golden brown and tester in center comes out clean, about 2 1/2 hours. Cool in pan on rack 12 minutes. Turn out onto wrap and foil and store at room temperature. Dust with powdered sugar. Serves 12.