Everyone at work who did not like fruit cake loved this cake. They all wanted the recipe.
Delicious great tasting and most of all super moist!!! a great recipe and I use it as a christmas cake....the best part is that you can arrange the quantity of dried fruits according to what you like...
I soaked the fruit mixture in bourbon overnight for a little extra kick. Yummy. Has a lighter texture than traditional fruitcake but still dense enough to satisfy my husband's fruitcake craving.
I was going to add this recipe but checked to see if it was already listed. Yep it was. I love the consistency of this bread the crust is lovely and have made it many times using different fruit. This week I'll use coconut dried mango and pinepple--whatever I find in the dried fruit gorcery section. This bread is not sticky so mails well keeps well & freezes well. My Brother in California loves it! I don't like fruitcake but this is wonderful! You'll need a large mixing bowl the batter will be thick and I cook it in 2 loaf pans!
I have been making it for many years since I found it in All recipes there is no way you can get it wrong. I love the moisture and the versatility I just use any fruits I have everytime and it always turns out great.
This cake is ligther and in my opinion better than the traditional christmas fruitcake. I added a cup of currants and baked it in a bundt pan. Had to cook an extra ten minutes but otherwise no changes to the recipe. Next time I will add more cherries(my wife likes lots of cherries). I will make this again.
I made it half the quantities and it was absolutely great! It baked perfectly in the oven and tastes just great! I loved it and so did my parents I strongly recommend this easy to bake cake. Also I dont know if this had any influence but I put a bowl of water in the oven with the cake. I heard it keeps the cake from getting burnt.
This cake had lots of admirers at the church Christmas party! Everyone who tried it said it was moist and delicious. Since it's a type of carrot cake I used 1/2 c. candied pineapple for the candied fruit and regular fruit cake mix for the other 1/2 c. of candied fruits. The day of serving I topped it with icing made from a 7.5 oz. container of pineapple cream cheese spread and 2 c. confectioners' sugar then garnished the top with candied cherries and pineapple. Thanks for a wonderful cake!
We had differing opinions of this cake in our house. It definitely reminds you of a fruitcake but the cinnamon and addition of the carrots produced a lighter cake more like the texture of a carrot cake. I personally was not a fan of the candied fruit mix. I would prefer just the candied cherries and maybe some candied pineapple. I did use dried cranberries instead of raisins because that is what I had in my pantry.
