| Light Fruit Cake Recipe | Light Fruit Cake Ingredients:- 1 pound candied cherries, halved
- 5 candied pineapple rings, cut in to small pieces
- 6 cups golden raisins
- 1 1/2 cups mixed peel
- 1 cup pecans or almonds
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups butter, softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 almonds, split
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Time: 4 hour
Serves: 14
| Light Fruit Cake Instructions:Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Line the bottom and sides of two greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans, and 1 round 4 1/2 inch x 3 inch deep pan with brown paper. Grease the paper. In a large bowl, stir together cherries, pineapple, raisins, mixed peel, 1 cup pecans, and 1 cup flour. Mix until fruit is coated with flour.
In another large bowl, cream the butter or margarine and sugar together. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Mix in orange juice and vanilla. Combine 5 cups flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in floured fruit and nuts. Mix. Spoon batter into prepared pans. Fill each pan 3/4 full. Arrange split almonds over tops. Bake for about 3 hours, until toothpick comes out clean. Cover with foil if top gets too dark while baking.
| Light Fruit Cake Cooking Time:- Cooking time 3 hour.
- Allow to cool before serving.
- Store in an airtight container.
| Light Fruit Cake Serving Instructions:- Serve with Whipped Cream, Ice Cream, Custard.
- Great for Xmas parties.
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