Banana Fruit Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

BANANA FRUIT CAKE

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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Nuts
Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3/4 c Butter
2 c Brown sugar
4 Eggs
2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 c Walnuts -- chopped
3 c Candied fruit
2 c Dates -- chopped
1 tb Orange juice
1 t Orange rind -- grated
1/2 ts Orange extract
1 t Baking powder
1 t Baking soda
1 t Salt
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
1/4 ts Ground cloves
1 t Ground cinnamon
1 1/2 c Mashed bananas

Recipe by: Rose Murray, The Christmas Cookbook Great
Canadian Prepare two 2 Litre (9" x 5") loaf pans.
Preheat oven to 300 F. In a large bowl combine the
fruit, dates, pineapple and walnuts. Dredge them with
1/4 cup of the flour. Sift the remaining flour
together with the baking powder, baking soda, salt,
cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Set aside.
Cream the butter, add the sugar and beat until the
mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one
at a time. Beat in the orange rind, orange juice and
orange extract. Mash the bananas with a fork. (A food
processor will tend to liquefy the bananas and this
will change the texture of the cake.) Alternately stir
the bananas and the flour mixture into the creamed
mixture. Stir in the floured fruit and nuts. Turn
into the prepared pans and bake for 2 hours and 15
minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle
of each cake comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 20
minutes, then turn out onto racks. Yields about 5
pounds of cake.



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