Lorrie's Mother's Fruitcake

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Title: LORRIE'S MOTHER'S FRUITCAKE
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 10 Servings

3 c Flour
1 tb Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1 2/3 c Pitted dates; chopped
1 c Pecans; chopped
1 c Walnuts; chopped
1/2 c Raisins
1/2 c Golden raisins
2 c Sugar
1 c Butter; room temperature
4 lg Eggs
2 ts Vanilla extract
1/4 ts Lemon extract

Recipe by: Bon Appetit-Nov'94 Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour
10' tube pan.
Combine first 3 ingredients in large bowl. Add dates, pecans, walnuts and
raisins and toss to coat. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in
another large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating
well after each addition. Add extracts. Add dry ingredients; fold until
just combined (batter will resemble cookie dough). Spoon batter into
prepared pan. Smooth top. Bake until cake is golden and tester inserted
near center comes out clean, about 1 hour 45 minutes. Cool cake in pan on
rack 10 minutes. Using sharp knife, cut around edges of cake to loosen.
Turn out cake onto rack; cool completely.

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