Christmas Recipe: Fruit Cake
By "Chef Ernest"
Christmas time is a time known for joy, happiness and love being spread. Now we all love presents and seeing family, but what is christmas without some good food? You can eat some good ham, macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes, cake but have you ever thought about fruit cake? Fruit cake is a great work including dried fruits, candied fruits, nuts and spices. If you would like to try it out, here is a great recipe to make a great fruit cake in time for the holidays!
Ingredients
3 cups coarsely chopped Brazil nuts or other nuts (walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts)
1 pound pitted dates, coarsely chopped
1 cup halved maraschino cherries
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine the nuts, dates and cherries. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; add to nut mixture, stirring until nuts and fruit are well coated.
2.In a small bowl, beat eggs until foamy; stir in vanilla. Fold into nut mixture and mix well. Pour into a greased and parchment paper-lined 9x5-in. loaf pan.
3.Bake at 300° for 1-3/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.Yield: 24 servings.
Nutritional facts-1 slice: 230 calories, 12g fat (3g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 71mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 3g fiber), 4g protein
Heres a website to visit- https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/christmas-special-fruitcake
Well, enjoy the holidays and enjoy some nice fruit cake! Until next time...
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