Never Fail Fruit Cake Food

NEVER FAIL FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10 inch tube pan. Line bottom of pan with greased parchment paper. Set aside.
• Chop fruit and nuts in a large mixing bowl. Add coconut and mix well with hands. Stir in flour, then sweetened condensed milk. Blend well.
• Pack firmly in prepared tube pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven. Run knife around edge of cake and remove rim of pan. When barely warm, remove tube bottom and paper from cake.

BOILED FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Place the mixed fruit, sugar, spice, water and butter in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer gently for 3 minutes, then remove and allow to cool. Add the sherry, eggs and marmalade. Fold in the sifted ingredients mixing well. Place mixture in a greased and lined 20cm round cake pan. For a crunchy topped cake, sprinkle over the muesli and docorate with a few walnuts and cherries before baking, Bake in a moderatley slow oven for 2 1/4 hours or until cooked when tested. (N.B. cover loosely with a sheet of foil or brown paper if top of cake os overbrowinging during cooking).

" CAN'T FAIL" HOLIDAY FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Butter a 9 inch springform pan.
• Line with wax paper.
• Butter again.
• Sift flour and baking soda.
• Combine eggs, mincemeat, sweetened condensed milk, chopped walnuts and candied fruit.
• Fold in dry ingredients.
• Pour into pan.
• Bake in 300°F oven for 2 hours, until center springs back and top is golden.
• Cool thoroughly.
• Turn out and remove wax paper.
• Refrigerate, well wrapped, at least 24 hours before decorating, slicing and serving.

NEVER FAIL FRUIT CAKE, BARS OR COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Fruitcake: Heat oven to 300^. Coat a 10 cup fluted baking pan with non stick cooking spray.
• 2. Stir together flour and baking soda. Combine eggs, mincemeat, condensed milk, candied fruit and nuts in a large bowl. Blend in dry ingredients. Pour into prepared pan.
• 3. Bake about 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Garnish as desired. Do not over bake.
• 4. Fruitcake Bars: Coat a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake 15-20 minutes. Cool. Glaze, if desired. Makes about 4 dozen bars. --- Fruitcake Cookies: Coat baking sheets with non stick cooking spray. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, Makes about 5 1/2 dozen cookies.