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MARY BETH MANDOLA, HOUSTON, TX
FRUITCAKES—TRADITIONAL & NOT CATEGORY, DECEMBER 2008
CHOCOLATE-NUT FRUITCAKE
1
c u p c a n d ie d r e d c h e r r ie s ,
c o a r s e ly c h o p p e d
1
c u p d r ie d a p r ic o ts ,
c h o p p e d
'/2
c u p g o ld e n ra is in s
7 2
c u p s e m is w e e t c h o c o la te
p ie c e s
6
T b s p . b u tt e r , s o fte n e d
/ 2
c u p p a c k e d b r o w n s u g a r
/ 4
c u p g r a n u la te d s u g a r
3
e g g s
'/ 4
c u p o r a n g e ju ic e
’/2
ts p . a lm o n d e x tr a c t
1
c u p a ll- p u r p o s e f lo u r
72
ts p . b a k in g p o w d e r
1
c u p w a ln u ts , to a s te d a n d
c h o p p e d
V
4
c u p p e c a n s , to a s te d a n d
c h o p p e d
'A
c u p s lic e d a lm o n d s
1.
P r e h e a t o v e n t o 3 0 0 ° F . L i g h t l y c o a t a
9 x 5 x 3 - in c h lo a f p a n w i t h
nonstick cooking
spray.
L in e b o t t o m o f p a n w i t h p a r c h m e n t
o r w a x e d p a p e r ; s e t a s id e . I n b o w l c o m b in e
c h e r r ie s , a p r ic o t s , r a is in s , a n d c h o c o la t e
p ie c e s ; s e t a s id e .
2.
I n la r g e m i x in g b o w l b e a t b u t t e r a n d b o t h
s u g a r s w i t h e le c t r ic m i x e r o n m e d iu m s p e e d
u n t i l l i g h t a n d f lu f f y . B e a t in e g g s , o n e a t a tim e ,
u n t i l j u s t c o m b in e d . B e a t in o r a n g e ju ic e a n d
a lm o n d e x t r a c t . A d d f lo u r , b a k in g p o w d e r , a n d
Vs
te a s p o o n
salt.
B e a t u n t i l j u s t c o m b in e d . S t ir
in f r u i t m ix t u r e , w a ln u t s , a n d p e c a n s . S p o o n
in t o p r e p a r e d p a n . S p r in k le w i t h a lm o n d s .
3 . B a k e f o r 1
Vi
h o u r s , o r u n t i l w o o d e n t o o t h p ic k
in s e r t e d n e a r c e n t e r c o m e s o u t c le a n . C o o l in
p a n o n w i r e r a c k 1 0 m in u t e s . R e m o v e f r o m
p a n ; c o o l c o m p le t e ly o n r a c k . W r a p a n d s to r e
8 h o u r s o r o v e r n ig h t b e fo r e s e r v in g .
M A K E S 16 S E R V IN G S .
