Chiquita Holiday Banana Fruit Cake Recipe

• 1 1/2 c. sifted flour
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking pwdr
• 1 (8 ounce.) jar whole maraschino cherries, liquid removed
• 4 Large eggs
• Glazed fruit for decoration
• 2 c. lg. pecan halves or possibly whole Brazil nut meats (don't chop)
• 1 pound whole dates (3 c.), pitted
• 3 c. sliced ripe banana (3 or possibly 4)

1. Sift flour with sugar, salt and baking pwdr into a large bowl.
2. Add in nuts, dates and maraschino cherries and stir so which all nuts and fruits are covered with flour mix.
3. In another bowl, beat bananas till mashed.
4. Add in Large eggs and continue beating till well blended and mix is light and fluffy.
5. fold into flour mix.
6. Pour into 9 x 5 x 2 3/4 inch loaf pan that has been lined with brown paper and greased well.
7. (Pan will be full, but since the cake does not rise much, it will bake satisfactorily.)
8. Bake in 300 degree oven 1 3/4 to 2 hrs or possibly till cake springs back when center is touched lightly with the finger.
9. Cold in pan on a rack 15 min.
10. Remove cake from pan and pull off brown paper.
11. Cold on rack.
12. Frost with confectioners sugar frosting.
13. Decorate top as desired.
14. Wrap cake in transparent warp or possibly aluminum foil and store in a cold place.
15. Let cake stand overnight before cutting.
16. Makes 1 (3 1/2 lb.)
17. fruit cake.

flour, sugar, salt, baking pwdr, maraschino cherries, eggs, decoration, pecan halves, dates, sliced ripe banana

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/chiquita-holiday-banana-fruit-cake-17880 (may not work)