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Chocolate Fruit Cake as in Debbie Macomber's Novel Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 c. maraschino cherries, cut in half
2 c. dates, chopped
2 c. pineapple tidbits, well drained
1 c. coconut, flakes
2 c. walnut, chopped
2 c. pecans in half
2 12 oz. pkg. semi-chocolate chips
3 c. flour
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 T. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. shortening
3/4 c. butter
2/3 c. cream de cocoa
1/2 c. cocoa powder
9 eggs
Directions:
Directions:
Mix the cherries, dates, pineapple, coconut, walnut, pecans and choc chips together in a large bowl. In another bowl, mix flour, sugar, powder, salt, shortening, butter, cream de cocoa, cocoa, and eggs. Beat this mixture with electric mixer on low for 30 sec. then on high for 3 mins. Pour this batter over the fruit/nut mixture, stir, and place in two loaf pans that are well greased. Bake at 275º for 2 1/2 hours. Check after 2 hours. Remove from oven and let cool. Place each loaf on plastic wrap and pour a jigger of cream de cocoa over each and wrap up. Repeat adding jigger of cream once each week. Make this 3 - 4 weeks in advance of serving. Store in refrig.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is from a Debbie Macomber book, titled Glad Tidings. Nana read all the books by Debbie that she could find and swapped these with her friends. It all started from a Macomber novel about a knitting shop.

 

 

 

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