Orange Slice Fruitcake
Yield
6 servingsPrep
20 minCook
120 minReady
140 minTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pound |
candied orange
slice, cut up |
* |
| 2 | cups |
pecans
chopped |
|
| 8 | ounces |
dates
cut up |
|
| 1 | cup |
coconut
grated |
*
|
| 2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
divided |
|
| 1 | cup |
butter
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
orange juice
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
lemon juice
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
butter
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 453.6 | g |
candied orange
slice, cut up |
* |
| 473 | ml |
pecans
chopped |
|
| 231.2 | ml/g |
dates
cut up |
|
| 237 | ml |
coconut
grated |
*
|
| 473 | ml |
all-purpose flour
divided |
|
| 237 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 355 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 118 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 59 | ml |
orange juice
|
|
| 59 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 59 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 59 | ml |
butter
|
|
Directions
Preheat oven to 300℉ (150℃).
Generously, grease and flour a tube pan; set aside.
Mix together candy, pecans, dates, coconut and ¼ cup of the flour; set aside.
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Stir in vanilla.
Mix together baking soda, salt and remaining 1 ¾ cup flour; add alternately with buttermilk to the butter mixture.
Add nut mixture; mix well.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 2 hours; remove from oven.
For glaze: In small saucepan, combine orange juice, lemon juice, sugar and butter.
Cook until sugar is dissolved.
Spoon glaze over warm cake.
