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Best Ever Fruitcake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup butter, softened, room temperature
1 cup sugar
5 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. vanilla
1 tbsp. lemon extract
2 cups candied pineapple
3/4 cup candied cherries, red and green
2 cups pecans
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup white raisins
Directions:
Directions:
1. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
2. Stir together flour, salt and baking powder.
3. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture. Mix well.
4. Add vanilla and lemon extract.
5. Mix the 1/4 cup of flour with fruits and nuts.
6. Stir this mixture into batter.
7. Pour into greased and floured tube pan.
8. Starting in a cold oven, bake at 250 º for 2 1/2 -3 hours.
Cool completely in pan.

 

 

 

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