Never Fail Fruit Cake
This dense, moist, and simple fruit cake requires no eggs or butter, relying on sweetened condensed milk to bind the generous quantity of fruit, nuts, and coconut.
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Never Fail Fruit Cake
Ingredients:
| INGREDIENTS | AMOUNT |
| Candied cherries | 1 pound |
| Candied pineapple | 1 pound |
| Pitted dates | 1 pound |
| Chopped pecans | 1 pound |
| Flaked coconut | 4 packages (8 ounce each) |
| All-purpose flour | 3 tablespoons |
| Sweetened condensed milk | 2 cans (14 ounce each) |
How To Make Never Fail Fruit Cake:
Step 1: Preheat Oven and Prep Pan: Preheat the oven to 300F (150C). Lightly grease a 10-inch tube pan. Line the bottom of the pan with greased parchment paper. Set aside.
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Step 2: Mix Fruit, Nuts, and Coconut: Chop the 1 pound candied cherries, 1 pound candied pineapple, 1 pound pitted dates, and 1 pound chopped pecans in a large mixing bowl. Add the 4 packages of flaked coconut and mix well with your hands.
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Step 3: Combine with Milk: Stir in the 3 tablespoons of flour, then add the 2 cans of sweetened condensed milk. Blend all ingredients well until the mixture is uniform and sticky.
Step 4: Bake: Pack the mixture firmly into the prepared tube pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours.
Step 5: Cool and Release: Remove the cake from the oven. Run a knife around the edge of the cake and remove the rim of the pan. When the cake is barely warm, remove the tube bottom and parchment paper.
