Grandma Ruth's Fruitcake

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 lbs pitted dates
• 1/2 lb candied green cherries
• 1/2 lb candied red cherries
• 1/2 lb candied pineapple
• 1 lb brazil nut
• 1 lb walnut halves
• 1/2 lb candied orange peel (or citron)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 ounce rum

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 halve the dates and the cherries, add pineapple and orange peel and rum and let soak for about 30 minute.
• 3 add nuts and stir until evenly distributed.
• 4 sift flour,sugar,baking powder and salt together and sprinkle over fruit and nut mixture coating all pieces.
• 5 beat eggs until lemon-colored and pour over other ingredients -- mix thoroughly until all pieces are wet and no dry flour remains.
• 6 grease 5 3x6 loaf pans (mini) and line bottoms with parchment paper and grease that as well -- this mixture is extremely sticky! press fruitcake mixture into pans and bake in 325 f oven for 1 hour -- remove and allow to cool.
• 7 i have found they are easier to remove from pans while still slightly warm.
• 8 i also brush daily with rum for about 3 or 4 days before serving -- wrapping each cake in plastic wrap or wax paper.