Name: Christmas Fruitcake
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 13 h
Yield: 36
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2.25 pounds dried and/or candied fruit (fruitcake mix w/ raisins, dates, or your favorite); 1 cup candied red cherries; 0.25 cup bourbon; 1 cup Butter; 1.5 cups dark brown sugar packed; 2 tsp baking powder; 0.5 tsp Salt; 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice; 4 Eggs; 0.25 cup dark corn syrup; 3 cups plain flour; 0.75 cup milk; 2 cups pecans chopped

by abihollands

For fruitcake-lovers only - dense, dark and delicious!

INGREDIENTS

2.25 pounds dried and/or candied fruit ; (fruitcake mix w/ raisins, dates, or your favorite)
1 cup candied red cherries
0.25 cup bourbon
1 cup Butter
1.5 cups dark brown sugar ; packed
2 tsp baking powder
0.5 tsp Salt
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
4 Eggs
0.25 cup dark corn syrup
3 cups plain flour
0.75 cup milk
2 cups pecans ; chopped

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INSTRUCTIONS

In large glass bowl, mix fruits and bourbon. Cover and soak for twelve hours.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease three 8x4 loaf pans, or several smaller loaf pans.

Beat butter, sugar, baking powder, salt and spice . Add eggs and corn syrup and beat until well blended. Add flour and and beat until smooth, then beat in milk. Stir in all of the fruit mixture and pecans. Spoon into greased loaf pans. Bake at 300 degrees until cake is evenly browned and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Depending upon pan size, this could take 50-75 minutes. Cool and remove from pans. Brush lightly with bourbon, wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.

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Christmas Fruitcake

2.25  pounds  dried and/or candied fruit (fruitcake mix w/ raisins, dates, or your favorite)
 1  cup candied red cherries  
 0.25  cup bourbon  
 1  cup Butter 
 1.5  cups dark brown sugar packed
 2  tsp baking powder  
 0.5  tsp Salt 
 2  tsp pumpkin pie spice  
 4   Eggs 
 0.25  cup dark corn syrup  
 3  cups plain flour  
 0.75  cup milk  
 2  cups pecans chopped

In large glass bowl, mix fruits and bourbon.  Cover and soak for twelve hours.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  Grease three 8x4 loaf pans, or several smaller loaf pans.

Beat butter, sugar, baking powder, salt and spice .  Add eggs and corn syrup and beat until well blended.  Add flour and and beat until smooth, then beat in milk.  Stir in all of the fruit mixture and pecans.  Spoon into greased loaf pans.  Bake at 300 degrees until cake is evenly browned and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.  Depending upon pan size, this could take 50-75 minutes.  Cool and remove from pans.  Brush lightly with bourbon, wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (93g)
Recipe Makes: 36 Servings

Calories: 197
Calories from Fat: 88 (45%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 9.8g	13 %
	Saturated Fat 3.8g	19 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 3.9g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 1.6g
Cholesterol 14.5mg		4 %
Sodium 422.1mg		15 %
Potassium 82.3mg		2 %
Total Carbohydrate 26g		8 %
	Dietary Fiber 1g	4 %
	Sugars, other 25g
Protein 2.3g		3 %
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Pandabear51

Can you use any subs for the Bourbon or rum? We don't drink any form of alcohol. Can you use something else that can be used?

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EditorBigOven 4y

You could try using orange juice.

voyagebeagle

It works and it's good.

pixiejones506

I love this traditional fruitcake. For the 2.25 lbs of fruit I used .5 lb golden raisins, .25 lb chopped dried apricots, .5 lb dried chopped dates, and 1 lb candied chopped fruitcake mix. I baked mine in a 10 in tube pan at 275 degrees for 2 hr and 45 min. I had to substitute rum for bourbon but the cake was great!!

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