Fruitcake

I fell for this recipe as it can be made into either a cake or into cupcakes.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Yields: 1 cake or 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 3⁄4 cups sugar
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 1  cup milk
• 2  teaspoons rum
• 4  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 1⁄2 cup  candied cherry, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour a 10-inch (12-cup) bundt or tube pan.
3. Remove 2 tablespoons flour and mix with fruits and nuts.
4. Sieve remaining flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in large mixer bowl.
5. Add butter, milk and flavoring.
6. Blend on low to mix, then 2 minutes on medium speed.
7. Add eggs and beat 2 minutes more. Stir in floured fruit and nut mixture.
8. Turn batter into prepared cake pan.
9. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until cake tests done.
10. Cool 10 minutes in pan.
11. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
12. For Cupcakes:
13. Prepare batter as above.
14. Spoon into 24 large muffin cups, filling 3/4 full.
15. Bake for 20-25 minutes.