Candied Holiday Fruitcake
- 3 cups pecans, chopped
- 2 13 cups mixed candied fruit, chopped
- 34 cup candied cherry, chopped
- 1 34 cups plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon extract
- 12 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- powdered sugar
- Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 250F Grease and flour 12-cup bundt pan or tube cake pan.
- In large bowl, mix pecans and fruits with 3 tablespoon flour.
- In another large bowl, cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
- Stir in vanilla and lemon extract.
- Sift 1 3/4 cups flour with baking powder and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to batter; stir until blended.
- Mix fruit mixture into batter.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake until golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 2 1/2 hours.
- Cool in pan on rack 15 minutes.
- Turn out onto rack and cool.
- Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 250F Grease and flour 12-cup bundt pan or tube cake pan.
- In large bowl, mix pecans and fruits with 3 tablespoon flour.
- In another large bowl, cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
- Stir in vanilla and lemon extract.
- Sift 1 3/4 cups flour with baking powder and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to batter; stir until blended.
- Mix fruit mixture into batter.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake until golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 2 1/2 hours.
- Cool in pan on rack 15 minutes.
- Turn out onto rack and cool.
- Dust with powdered sugar.
- (Can be prepared 2 weeks ahead; wrap in foil and store at room temperature.
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pecans, mixed candied fruit, candied cherry, flour, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, lemon extract, baking powder, salt, powdered sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/candied-holiday-fruitcake-360195 (may not work)