Fruitcake.......?

Question

All you fruitcake lovers…… I need your help!!!! I’m looking for a fruitcake recipe. I don’t want something that you searched on the web and find I need one that you’ve made. Nothing too hard to make, just something quick and easy. If you have any helpful hints that would be great. I had a great one last year…. It was nice and soft and not too fruity. Please help me if you can. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Cook on low:
2 cups raisins with ½ cup water & ½ cup molasses
for 30 minutes.

Chop very fine:
1 lb. candied cherries
1 lb. candied pineapple
3 cups gumdrops (use only red, green, orange and yellow)
6 cups pecans, chopped
2 cups walnuts, chopped
1 small pkg dates
Dredge all of the above in 1½ cups all purpose flour.

Cream:
1 cup butter and 1½ cups dark brown sugar
Add 4 eggs separately beating after each addition

Mix 2 cups flour with:
1 t cinnamon
½ t allspice
¼ t cloves
¼ t ginger
1¼ t salt
½ t nutmeg
½ t soda
3 T cocoa
2 t baking powder
Mix well and add to creamed egg mixture.

Combine:
2 t vanilla flavoring
2 t butter flavoring
4 T grape or blackberry jelly
1 T lemon juice
2 t ea. rum and brandy
1 cup cooked dried apples or applesauce
½ cup buttermilk

Mix all ingredients. Line 2 loaf pans or 1 tube pan with brown paper greased, topped with wax paper greased. Pour cake mixture into pans, packing well. Bake in slow oven 300° for 1½ to 1¾ hours. One tube pan will take longer.

Answer 2

I'm sorry, I would give you mine but it's a family secret recipe, : )

Answer 3

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