Best Fruit Cake Ever (Post 112)

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Well, it's Christmas time and everyone always makes fun of the forever passed around - re gifted Fruit Cake- Well, I promise - if you make this Fruit Cake - anyone who tries it will ask for seconds and thirds- My mother came up with this recipe in 1965 and the trick is - it contains NO Citrus fruit

Best Fruit Cake Ever

1 ½ C. Self-rising flour
1 C. Sugar
½ Tsp. salt
½ C. Butter or Margarine
½ Tsp. Real Lemon Juice
2 C. Water
1 ½ C. Raisins
4 oz. Chopped Dried Fruit
1 ½ C. Nuts, Chopped
8 oz. Chopped Dates
8 oz. Candied Cherries
8 oz. Candied Pineapple Wedges
2 C. Shredded Coconut (Optional
4 Eggs
½ Tsp. Vanilla
½ Tsp. Rum Extract
½ C. Orange Juice

Sift together the first 3 ingredients. Cream in the butter or margarine and lemon juice. On the side, bring 2 Cups water to a boil and add the raisins and chopped dried fruit; again bring to a boil. Pour off water; drain fruit on paper towel and set aside. Mix the nuts, dates, cherries (holding aside about 8 cherries to decorate top of cake) and pineapple wedges in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients to mixture in bowl; mix lightly until fruit and nuts are well coated. (Can add the coconut, if desired.)
Beat eggs and add vanilla, rum extract and orange juice. To this mixture add raisin mixture, and then blend this into fruit mixture. Pour into Bundt type baking pan. Bake at 300 deg. For 1 hour and 45 minutes.

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