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Festive Fruitcake II

By: Diane Mick 
"This is designed for people who don't like fruitcake. It is not as sweet or as dry. My husband hated fruitcake until he had mine."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (5)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 24 to 36 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 (16 ounce) package date bread mix
  • 2 cups chopped pecans
  • 2 cups raisins
  • 3 (8 ounce) packages mixed candied fruit

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour bottom and sides of a 10 inch tube pan or Bundt pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine eggs and water. Stir in bread mix, chopped pecans, raisins, and candied fruit. Pour into prepared pan.
  3. Bake for 75 to 85 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  4. Cool in pan for 30 minutes. Loosen edges and remove from pan. Cool completely. Wrap in plastic wrap or foil and store in refrigerator.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 465 | Total Fat: 13.3g | Cholesterol: 30mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2005 by LESLIE30   view full review
wow! i still can't get over the fact how a box of date quick bread was the base for such a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2003 by ELLENEC   view full review
Quick, easy, and good! I've never made fruitcake before because of the time involved with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2003 by MARTHA1ABEE   view full review
I prepared it just as instructed and it came out beautifully!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2004 by CJMAE55   view full review
To me, this is a ringer for Claxton's brand! For the fruit I used 8 oz pineapple, 8 oz...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2009 by Carol   view full review
I give this recipe 4 stars only because it gave me ideas. I could not follow it as written,...

 

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