Holiday Fruit Cake
Ingredients
2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp mace
1 1/2 cup diced candied pineapple
1 cup candied red cherries - halved
1 cup candied green cherries - halved
1 cup golden raisins
1 cup dark raisins
1 1/2 cup pecan halves
1 cup quaker oats, uncooked - (quick or o, ld-fashioned)
4 eggs
2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup milk
Preparation
Line bottom of a 10-inch tube pan with waxed paper. Grease and flour
well. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Add
candied fruits, raisins, pecans and oats; stir to coat evenly with
flour mixture. Beat eggs until light and fluffy; gradually beat in
sugar, oil and milk. Add to fruit mixture; blend well.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated slow oven (300 F.)
about 2-1/2 hours. Loosen edges with a knife. Cool thoroughly before
removing from pan. Wrap tightly and store in cool place.
Makes one 10-inch tube cake.
Source: Our Favorites for family and friends Reprinted with
permission from The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of
Karen Mintzias
Servings: 1
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