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Christmas Fruit Cake
This Christmas Fruit Cake is a wonderful staple in the homes of Canadians during some of their most special days. Packed with dried fruits such as pineapples, cherries, raisins and dates, mixed with pecans and soaked in rum, its taste is unique and delicious. Try it with a cup of tea!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs 20 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 50 mins
Servings: 36 slices
Calories: 441 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
Canadian
Ingredients
Batter Ingredients
- 1 lb butter or margarine softened
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 10 eggs beaten lightly
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 cups flour leave one cup reserved
Mix-Ins
- 2 lbs seeded raisins
- 2 lbs dates
- 1 lb mixed candied fruit
- 1 lb candied cherries red and green
- ½ lb candied pineapple chopped in slices
- ½ lb Chopped Pecans
Instructions
- Rinse the candied fruit with water. Then soak the fruit in rum overnight to remove the stickiness and rehydrate.
- Mix all of the dried fruit in a bowl. Sift one cup of reserved flour over fruit and mix until all of the fruit is coated in flour.
- In a separate, VERY large bowl, cream together butter and eggs.
- Add the lemon juice and beat again.
- Add sugar, flour, and baking powder and beat until creamy and smooth.
- Add all fruit and nuts into the batter and combine by hand.
- Line wax paper into two 10.5”x5” loaf pans and 4 individual loaf pans and divide the batter among them.
- Fill a 9x13 pan with water and place it in the bottom of the oven as a “water bath” for the cakes.
- Put the cakes in the oven and bake at 250 degrees for about 2.5 hours, or until a toothpick is removed clean.
Cup of Yum
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
441kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
74g
(25%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
45mg
(15%)
Sodium
192mg
(8%)
Potassium
456mg
(13%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
35g
(70%)
Vitamin A
565IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
62mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 441
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 441kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 74g | 25% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 45mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 192mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 456mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 35g | 70% |
| Vitamin A | 565IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 62mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.