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looking for recipe which includes nonesuch mincemeat 2 boxes of pillsbury quick bread dry fruit raisons etc. lost the recipe

Pillsbury Quick Fruit Cake
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dana"
To: phaedrus
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 1:23 AM
Subject: looking for a recipe

> I am looking for a recipe that was on a pillsbury quick bread box a few
years ago. The recipe is for a fruit cake. Sorry, I don't have any other
info to give you on it.
> Thank you.
>

Hello Dana,

See below.

Phaed

FESTIVE FRUIT CAKE

Ingredients :
2 eggs
2 c. water
2 tbsp. oil
2 pkgs. Pillsbury nut quick bread mix
2 c. pecans, halves or chopped
2 c. raisins
2 c. (12-13 oz.) candied cherries
1 c. cut up candied pineapple

Preparation :
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour bottom and sides of
12 cup fluted tube or 10" tube pan. Combine eggs, water and oil in
large bowl. Add remaining ingredients. Stir by hand until
combined. Pour into greased pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 75 to 85
minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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SWEET FRUIT CAKE

Ingredients :
2 eggs
2 c. water
2 pkgs. Pillsbury Date Quick Bread
Mix*
2 c. pecans (halves or chopped)
2 c. raisins
2 c. (12-13 oz.) candied cherries**
1 c. candied pineapple, cut into
wedges**
Corn syrup

Preparation :
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour bottom and sides of
12-cup fluted tube pan or 10" tube pan. In large bowl, combine eggs
and water. Add remaining ingredients; by hand, stir until combined.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 75 to 85 minutes
or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30
minutes; loosen edges and remove from pan. Cool completely. Wrap in
plastic or foil and store in refrigerator. If desired, glaze with
warm corn syrup before serving; decorate with candied fruits and
nuts. 24 to 36 servings. *Pillsbury Nut Quick Bread Mix can be
substituted. **If desired, substitute 2 pounds (4 cups) candied
fruit mixture for candied cherries and pineapple.
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FRUIT CAKE

Ingredients :
2 eggs
1/2 c. water
2 pkg. Pillsbury quick bread mix any
flavor
2 2/3 c. (one 28 oz. jar) None Such
Ready-To-Use Mince Meat
1 c. nuts
2 c. candied fruit

Preparation :
Generously greased and flour 10 inch (12 cup) bundt fluted tube
pan. In large bowl, combine eggs and water. Add remaining
ingredients; stir until combined. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at
350 degrees for 80 to 90 minutes until toothpick inserted in center
comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; invert on cooking rack. Cool
completely. To store; wrap tightly in foil or plastic wrap; store
in refrigerator. If desired, glaze with warm corn syrup; decorate
with candied fruits and nuts.

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HOLIDAY FRUIT CAKE

Ingredients :

2 pkg. Pillsbury Quick bread mix
Nut & Date
4 c. milk
1 c. oil
6 eggs
2 c. raisins
2 c. pecans (halves or chopped)
3 c. candied fruit
2 tbsp. allspice (if desired

Preparation :
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Make 10 inch baby loaf pans or 5 big
pans. Combine eggs, milk and oil in large bowl. Add remaining
ingredients, stir by hand until combined. Bake at 350 degrees for
75-85 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. For top: Cut up
candied pineapple, cherry, corn syrup.

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QUICK FRUIT CAKE

Ingredients :
1 pkg. Pillsbury Quick Bread (cherry
nut, date nut or cranberry)
1 1/2 c. citrus
1/2 c. golden raisins
1 c. water
1 egg
1 tsp. rum flavoring
1 c. pecans, chopped

Preparation :
Combine egg and water. Add bread mix, then fruit, nuts and
raisins. Pour into 1 1/2 quart loaf pan or Angel Food pan.
Generously grease and flour bottom of pan only. Bake 75 minutes at
350 degrees. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan. Cool thoroughly.
Can be made ahead and frozen.

Generally, fruitcake is a mixture of fruits and nuts with just enough batter to hold them together. When wrapped in cloth and foil, saturated with alcoholic liquors regularly, and kept in in tightly closed tins, a fruitcake may be kept for months or even years.