Name: Grandma Bettie's Light Fruit Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: Candied cherries - 2 cups; Raisins - 1 cup; Blanched almonds - 1 cup; Dried pineapple pieces - 1 cup; All-purpose flour, divided - 3 ½ cups; White sugar - 2 cups; Butter - 1 ½ cups; Eggs - 6; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Almond extract - 1 teaspoon

Recipe information

Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - Grandma Bettie's Light Fruit Cake

1. Candied cherries - 2 cups

2. Raisins - 1 cup

3. Blanched almonds - 1 cup

4. Dried pineapple pieces - 1 cup

5. All-purpose flour, divided - 3 ½ cups

6. White sugar - 2 cups

7. Butter - 1 ½ cups

8. Eggs - 6

9. Baking powder - 1 teaspoon

10. Salt - ¼ teaspoon

11. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

12. Almond extract - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Grandma Bettie's Light Fruit Cake

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line two loaf pans with parchment paper.

2. Stage

Coat cherries, raisins, almonds, and pineapple with 1 cup flour.

3. Stage

Beat sugar, butter, and eggs together until creamy. Sift remaining flour with baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture; stir in vanilla and almond extracts. Fold in the fruit and almond mixture. Spoon batter into the prepared pans and spread evenly.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Wrap cakes tightly and let age in a cool place for 2 to 4 weeks.