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Dried Fruit Cake

Here's how you make Dried Fruit Cake
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  • Servings: 10
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 60m
    • The following recipe serves 10 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs (beaten)
  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
  • 1 cup mixed dried fruits (apricots, pears, apples, whatever is available, chopped)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In a large bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter with the sugar until light and lemon colored. Add the eggs, beating until thick.

  • Step 2: Sift in the dry ingredients (flour - salt), mixing until blended

  • Step 3: Stir in the orange peel and fold in the dried fruits which have been dusted with 1 tablespoon of flour.

  • Step 4: Turn batter into a well-buttered (we use Pam) 5 x 9 inch loaf pan.

  • Step 5: Bake in a preheated 350 degree F. oven for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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