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Christmas Fruit Cake

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Christmas Fruit Cake

Author -Betty Levinthal- We Love to Cook, Kenmore Mercy Hospital

Ingredients

  • 1 package yellow cake mix
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 pound walnuts
  • 1 tsp lemon extract
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 pound white raisins
  • 1 pound mixed candied fruit
  • Flour
  • Sherry wine or alcohol of choice

Instructions

  • Blend cake mix, eggs, water and flavoring at low mixer speed; when blended mix 4 minutes at medium speed. Dredge chopped nuts and fruit in 1/2 cup flour and add to cake mixture.
  • Pour into two well greased 9"x5" loaf tins, lined with 3 thicknesses of wax paper.
  • Place small pan of water in oven that had been preheated to 275 degrees F. (If using glass pans temperature should be 250 degrees). Place cakes on either side., Bake 2 1/2 hours to 3 hours or until tester comes out clean.
  • When done cool 15 minutes on a rack and peel off the wax paper.
  • When cold, moisten each cake with about 1/4 cup of wine.
  • Wrap well and store in refrigerator.

Notes

-Betty Levinthal- We Love to Cook, Kenmore Mercy Hospital

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