Stained Glass Window Fruitcake

Stained Glass Window Fruit Cake

My friend Marie bakes her fruit cake each year on the day after Thanksgiving. My paternal grandmother also made her fruit cakes on that same day many years ago. I remember my grandmother's fruit cakes as having the fruit peel which I found offensive as a young child. I could be a real fan of Marie's fruit cake.

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Ingredients:

1 1/2 pound pitted dates

1 pound candied pineapple, cut in chunks

1 pound candied cherries

2 pounds walnut or pecan halves

2 cups sifted flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup dark Karo

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup vegetable oil

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Directions:

In a large pan or bowl, mix fruits and nuts together. Sift together dry ingredients and set aside. Mix together beaten eggs, Karo, sugar and oil. Gradually mix dry ingredients into liquid ingredients. Pour mixture over the fruit and nut mixture, toss to coat.

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Prepare baking pans by buttering the pan and the line with foil and butter again. Pour batter in pan(s) filling pan(s). Fills one angel food cake pan or several loaf pans. Bake at 275 oven. A 3 x 6 loaf pan requires 45 minutes to 1 hour.

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Marie's Note: Marie purchased two colors of cherries and two colors of pineapple. "That gives a slice a very pretty stained glass effect."