Moms Brazil Nut Fruitcake Recipes

Steps:

• Sift the dry ingredients together.
• In large bowl, place chopped fruits and nuts.
• Add the sifted flour and mix to coat well.
• Beat the eggs and add the vanilla.
• Mix with the dry ingredients and fruit and nuts until well coated.
• Grease a 9x5x3 loaf pan and line with wax paper.
• Add mixture to prepared pan.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
• Remove from pan and immediately remove wax paper and cool before slicing.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250-275 degrees.
• Batter will make about 15 lbs. Prepare pans according to chart below. Grease and line pans with brown paper, waxed paper, or parchment. Grease again. Cut paper about 1 inch taller than pans. Fill pans a little over half full with batter. If you have room in the oven, put a pan with some hot water in it in the bottom, to keep the cakes moist. Enjoy!
• Pan sizes and baking chart:
• 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan: 6 1/2 cups batter, bake for 3 hours
• 10" tube pan: 2 1/2 quarts batter, bake for 3 hrs 15 mins
• 1 lb. coffee cans: 3 3/4 cups batter, bake for 3 hrs 15 mins
• 9 1/4 oz. tuna cans: 1 cup batter, bake for 1 hour 30 mins
• No.303 (16oz) cans: 1 2/3 cup batter, bake for 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 hours
• 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2-inch mini loaf pans: 3/4 cup batter, bake for 1 hour

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Sift the flour, white sugar, baking powder, and salt together. Mix in the nuts, dates, and cherries.
• Beat the eggs until foamy, add the vanilla and the flour mixture. Stir until just combined and pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Store in the refrigerator, wrapped in foil.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs and cream.
• Slowly mix in flour and juice or wine.
• Add fruit and mix well.
• Be sure that the fruit is chopped in large chunks.
• Add nuts and mix.
• Drop by large tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet and bake until brown.
• (Mother never timed, she just knew. I am estimating the time to be 20 minutes per cookie sheet, but this could vary depending on size of cookies).

Steps:

• Combine firs 4 ingredients,stir well.
• Combine dry ingredients,stir into fruit mixture.
• Add eggs and vanilla,mix well.
• Spoon batter into a greased and wax paper lined 8 1/2x4 1/2x3 inc loafpan.
• Bake at 300 for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Sift the flour, white sugar, baking powder, and salt together. Mix in the nuts, dates, and cherries.
• Beat the eggs until foamy, add the vanilla and the flour mixture. Stir until just combined and pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Store in the refrigerator, wrapped in foil.

Steps:

• Line mold or cake pan with wax paper or foil.
• In LARGE bowl mix together graham cracker crumbs, spices,fruit and nuts.
• Combine Evaporated milk& juice,Add to the crumb mixture.
• Stir and Knead untill all of the crumbs are moistened.
• (if need add more milk) Press mixture firmly into pan.
• Cover tightly, Chill at least 2 days before slicing, So that flavors may blend.
• Fruit& nuts may be pressed into top of cake (for decorations) Before chilling.
• This can be pressed into small pans for gifts.
• Be sure to refrigerate.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170c.
• Put all ingredients into a large saucepan - EXCEPT EGG & FLOUR.
• Stir while bringing to the boil. Boil for 5 minutes.
• Cool for 10 minutes.
• Beat the egg in & flour when COOL.
• Put into greased 7" tin bake for 1hr and quarter. If you have a fan oven turn the heat slightly lower.