Walnut Coconut Cream Fruitcake
- Ready In:
- 4hrs
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
2 loaves
- Serves:
- 32
ingredients
- 1 cup candied cherry, halved
- 4 ounces pineapple slices, cut into thin (about 1/8-inch)
- 1 cup golden raisin
- 2 tablespoons brandy
- 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2⁄3 cup butter, room temp
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
- 1 cup cream of coconut (canned)
- 2 cups walnuts, coarsely broken
directions
- In large bowl stir together cherries, pineapple slices, raisins and brandy; let stand an hour or longer.
- On waxed paper, or small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
- In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla; Beat in egg yolks till blended. Stir in lemon rind.
- Add 1/3 of flour mixture and 1/2 of coconut cream and stir til smooth. Repeat stir remaining flour till smooth.
- Beat egg whites until stiff; fold in .
- Pour over fruit mixture-stir in walnuts.
- Spoon into well buttered pans and spread to smooth.
- Set a shallow pan of hot water on lowest oven rack or floor of oven. Bake at 300°F on rack below center of oven until cake tester inserted into center comes out clean- 2 to 2-1/2 hours for 8-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 by 2-1/2 inch pan, or 1-1/2 to 2 hours for small pans.
- Cool on racks. Store in refrigerator. Slices beautifully and tastes good when cold. Wrap in foil or plastic wrap. Makes 2 large loaves or 5 small loaves.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Chef MB
colo spgs, CO
I'm a writer, chief cook and bottle washer, GS leader, hunter of bargains and all-around domestic goddess. I love trying new recipes, and my daughters refer to Alton Brown as "Mom's boyfriend." I read voraciously, to the detriment of the hypothetical cleanliness of my house. I think white chocolate should be illegal, since it's not chocolate.
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