Christmas Wreath Cake

A really good fruit cake recipe, one you can eat the same day you make it; it's even better if you let sit for awhile. It's baked in a tube pan to make a wreath shape.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 413 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• ¾ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 ¼ cups white sugar
• ½ cup flaked coconut
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 ½ cups raisins
• 1 cup red and green candied cherries
• ¾ cup dates, pitted and chopped
• ¾ cup candied pineapple, diced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a tube pan with 2 layers of brown paper or parchment, and grease well.

Step 2

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix in raisins, dates, cherries, pineapple, walnuts, and coconut. Stir until all fruit is coated.

Step 3

In another large bowl, cream the butter with the white sugar. Add lemon rind, lemon juice, and eggs; mix well. Stir in fruit mixture. Spread batter into prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake for 2 hours or until a tester comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.