Candied Holiday Fruitcake Recipe

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Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 3 c. minced pecans (about 12 ounces)
  • 2 c. minced candied pineapple (about 10 ounces)
  • 3/4 c. minced candied cherries (about 5 ounces)
  • 1/3 c. minced candied orange peel (about 1 1/2 ounces)
  • 1 3/4 c. plus 3 Tbsp. all purpose flour
  • 1 c. butter room temperature (2 sticks)
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 5 x Large eggs
  • 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 Tbsp. lemon extract
  • 1/2 tsp baking pwdr
  • 1 pch salt Powdered sugar

Directions

  1. Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 250F. Grease and flour 12-c. bundt pan or possibly tube cake pan. In large bowl, mix pecans and fruits with 3 Tbsp. flour. In another large bowl, cream butter with sugar till light and fluffy. Beat in Large eggs 1 at a time. Stir in vanilla and lemon extract. Sift 1 3/4 c. flour with baking pwdr and salt.
  2. Add in dry ingredients to batter; stir till blended. Mix fruit mix into
  3. batter.
  4. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake till golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 2 1/2 hrs. Cold in pan on rack 15 min. Turn out onto rack and cold. (Can be prepared 2 weeks ahead; wrap in foil and store at room temperature.) Dust with powdered sugar.
  5. Serves 12.

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