Tropical Fruitcake

Submitted by Mimi in Maine

"My aunt used to make this every Christmas. It is a different fruit cake as everything goes in whole and it is mostly all fruit and nuts; very little batter. When you cut a slice you get a whole slice of whatever is there. It is very good. It is a small cake, the size of one loaf pan."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 pan

ingredients

• 1 lb brazil nut (uncracked)
• 2 (7 1/4 ounce) packages dates (whole and no pits)
• 1 cup maraschino cherry (drain very well)
• 1⁄4 lb candied green cherries (no mint flavor)
• 3⁄4 cup flour
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon almond flavoring

directions

1. Cover brazil nuts with water and boil for 3 minutes; drain and crack.
2. Put the nuts, dates, and both cherries into a bowl.
3. Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt over the fruit mixture.
4. Mix well with hands till all the ingredients are coated.
5. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl till frothy and add the vanilla and almond.
6. Mix this with the batter.
7. Line a bread pan with foil very neatly and grease and flour it.
8. Dump the batter into the pan and bake 300 degree oven for 1 hour and 40 minutes.
9. Cover with foil the last part of baking.
10. Leave in pan to cool and then the foil should come out easily.
11. Make 3-4 days ahead before serving.
12. Wrap in plastic wrap .