Fruitcake..It Was Inevitable

I am about to post a fruitcake recipe. Now..don’t click the X yet ….

I grew up loving fruitcake and i could never figure out why people didn’t like it..To me, there was nothing more delicious than a piece of the moist and chewy cake, slathered with cream cheese or butter and resting next to a cup of hot chocolate. Mmmmm – Christmas!

Until..until the fateful day when I tasted someone ELSE’S fruitcake. EWWWW! I finally understood the jokes..the grimaces..the gagging.

I used to sell this cake on ebay for $30 …and that was ten years ago or more! Noone that has tasted this cake doesn’t like it…It is moist..and more chewy than cakey…there are no raisins in it and no “junk” candied fruit…

It is sweet, intense and just good.

Not much difference in the look whether it is baked or unbaked!

If you are looking for the best fruitcake recipe ever I will submit that it is right here…from the family files…I have NO clue where it began, or how old it is. I just know that you have to try this because you will be addicted.

If you are having trouble finding the candied pineapple Amazon does have the ingredients for this.

: Christmas Fruitcake

: moist, nutty fruitcake with an entire pound of pecans

Ingredients

1 lb pecans
1 lb dates-pitted and chopped
1/2 lb candied cherries (red and geen)
1/2 lb candied pineapple (green and yellow)
3/4 c sugar
3/4 c flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla or 1 tablespoon rum, bourbon, or brandy

Instructions

Preheat oven to 250 degrees (that is not a typo-TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY degrees)
Place a pan with boiling water in the oven to create steam.
Fill the pan as needed during baking.
Spray two loaf pans with cooking spray and line with wax paper.
Spray wax paper with cooking spray.
Chop dates and nuts.
Sift dry ingredients over fruit and nuts and mix in.
Beat eggs until light, add vanilla and pour over fruit, mixing well. (you will probably need to mix with your hands)
Spoon into prepared pans, pressing down gently to remove large air bubbles and spaces.
Bake at 250 for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Let cool.