Light Fruitcake Recipe
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Light Fruitcake Recipe
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This beautifully golden and buttery Light Fruitcake, filled with candied fruits and nuts, is delicious from the first bite to the last.
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Ingredients
- 3 cups Chopped Pecans
- 16 ounces candied pineapple chopped
- 8 ounces candied cherries halved
- 4 ounces candied orange peel
- 1 ¾ cups plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- powdered sugar optional
Instructions
- Position an oven rack in the lowest third of your oven and preheat to 250°.
- Grease and flour a bundt or tube pan and set it aside.
- Chop the candied pineapple into about 1/3 inch pieces. Cut the cherries in half.
- In a large bowl, mix the pecans and fruit with 3 tablespoons of flour.
- In another large bowl, cream the butter with sugar with a hand or stand mixer until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Sift 1 ¾ cups flour with baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the batter and stir until blended.
- Stir the fruit and nut mixture into the batter.
- Put the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake until golden brown and a tester inserted halfway between the outside and tube of the pan comes out clean, about 2 ½ hours.
- Cool the cake in the pan on a rack for 15 minutes.
- Turn out onto a rack and cool completely.
- Dust with powdered sugar (optional).
Notes
- Before storing, cool the fruitcake completely. Keep in a covered cake container at room temperature for about 10 days.
- To freeze, wrap the cake tightly in plastic wrap followed by aluminum foil. Freeze for up to three months.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1
Calories
559kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
71g
(24%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
87mg
(29%)
Sodium
153mg
(6%)
Potassium
133mg
(4%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
51g
(102%)
Vitamin A
470IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 15servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 559 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 559kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 71g | 24% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 87mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 153mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 133mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 51g | 102% |
| Vitamin A | 470IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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