Fruit Cake Recipes

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• Apricot Fruit Cake – This is a wonderful Christmas Fruit Cake. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Grease two 9 inch tube pans. In a saucepan cook apricots in the water until they are mushy. Press them through a sieve and let them cool. Mix butter and sugar together in a bowl. Add beaten egg yolks apricots and mix thoroughly. Combine the raisins, candied cherries, and candied pineapple and mixed dried fruits in a bowl coated with one cup of the flour. Add this flour mixture alternately to the butter mixture with the apricot juice. Blend this batter into the mixed fruits. Add the chopped pecans or walnuts and fold in the beaten egg whites. Bake at 275 degrees F for 2 hours. Garnish cakes with candied pineapples and cherries.
  
  

• Christmas Fruit Cake – Soak cherries, mango, cranberries, currants, and citron in 1/4 cup rum for at least 24 hours. Cover tightly, and store at room temperature. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 6x3 inch round pan, and line with parchment paper. In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; mix into butter and sugar in three batches, alternating with molasses and milk. Stir in soaked fruit and chopped nuts. Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then sprinkle with 2 tablespoons rum.
  
  
• Christmas Wreath Cakes – These Christmas Fruit Cake Recipes are really easy. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a tube pan with 2 layers of brown paper, and grease well. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix in raisins, dates, cherries, pineapple, nuts, and coconut. Stir until all fruit is coated. In another large bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the white sugar. Add lemon rind, lemon juice, and eggs; mix well. Stir in fruit mixture. Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake for 2 hours. Cool.
  
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