Old Fashioned Light Fruit Cake
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 36
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 363.8
- Total Fat: 19.8 g
- Cholesterol: 58.8 mg
- Sodium: 163.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 45.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
- Protein: 3.9 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Old Fashioned Light Fruit Cake calories by ingredient
Introduction
Forget all the negative you've heard about fruit cake and give this one a try. Forget all the negative you've heard about fruit cake and give this one a try.Number of Servings: 36
Ingredients
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1 lb. pitted dates, chopped
4 c. nuts, unchopped
3/4 lb. candied pineapple chopped
3/4 lb. candied cherries whole
1 lb. white (golden) raisins
1 c. butter or margarine
2 1/4 c. sugar
6 eggs
1/2 c. orange juice
1/2 c. syrup
4 c. sifted flour
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. salt
2 1/2 t. cinnamon
Directions
Line pans with foil. Mix nuts and fruit together. Mix together butter, sugar, eggs, juice and syrup. Sift together flour, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Thoroughly mix flour mixture with butter/egg mixture. Work nuts and fruits into batter with heavy spoon or hands. Fill pans 2/3 full. Decorate with candied fruit and nuts as desired. Bake at 275 degrees for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Serving Size: Makes 2 loaf cakes and one 10" tube cake.
Number of Servings: 36
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FERGIE912.
Serving Size: Makes 2 loaf cakes and one 10" tube cake.
Number of Servings: 36
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FERGIE912.