Vanilla wafer fruitcake
Vanilla wafer fruitcake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1, 13 ounce, package vanilla wafers
- 1 pound pecan halves
- 1/2 pound candied red cherries
- 1/2 pound candied green pineapple
- 5 ounces white raisins
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 small can evaporated milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Grease a tube pan.
- Save 5 whole cherries, 10 pineapple wedges and 15 pecan halves.
- Crush wafers in large mixing bowl.
- Add cherries cut in half, pineapple cut in wedges, pecan halves broken in two and whole raisins. Mix well.
- Beat eggs well, add sugar, milk and salt.
- Add to wafer fruit mixture. Mix well.
- Place in prepared pan and press down firmly.
- Decorate with reserved fruit and nuts.
- Bake in center of oven for one hour.
- Cool 15 minutes.
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