Miniature fruit cakes
Miniature fruit cakes recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 pound candied cherries, halves
- 3 slices candied pineapple, chopped
- 1 pound chopped dates
- 2 cups pecan halves
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs, well beaten
- 1 cup butter, melted
- Bourbon
Recipe method:
- Place fruit and pecans in bowl.
- Add flour and mix with hands.
- Add sugar and salt and mix.
- Add eggs and butter to fruit mixture.
- Spoon into greased and floured pan.
- If using a tube pan, bake at 250 degrees F for 3 1/2 hours.
- If using muffin tins, miniature or regular size, bake at 300 degrees F for 40 to 50 minutes.
- Place cakes in tin and cover with a dish towel saturated with bourbon.
- This preserves flavor and keeps the cakes moist for up to at least 2 weeks.
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