White Fruit Cake by Brenda

My mother has been making this fruit cake at Christmas time for as long as I can remember. My whole family loves it. I know there are a lot of people out there that have issues with fruit cake, but this recipe has converted even the most reluctant.

White Fruit Cake Ingredients

1 ½ cups candied pineapple chunks
3 cups golden raisins
1 ½ cups candied cherries
1 cup dried currants
2 ounces candied orange peel
2 ounces candied citron peel
½ cup orange juice
2 cups butter
4 cups confectioners' sugar
8 eggs, separated
4 cups pecans, chopped
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour

White Fruit Cake Cook Instructions

Prep35m

Cook2h

Ready In10h35m

Servings3 loaves fruit cake

Chop pineapple, raisins, and cherries. Combine chopped fruit with currants, orange peel, and citron; soak in orange juice overnight.
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Place a small pan of water in the oven. Line one 5x9 inch loaf pan and two 3x8 inch loaf pans with parchment or doubled waxed paper.
In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioner's sugar. Stir in beaten egg yolks. Stir in fruit, juice, and pecans. Mix in sifted flour.
In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites to peaks. Fold into batter. Fill pans 2/3 full.
Bake for 2 to 2 1/2 hours until golden brown, or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted.

White Fruit Cake Nutritions

Calories: 368.6 calories
Carbohydrate: 46.2 g
Cholesterol: 68.4 mg
Fat: 20.2 g
Fiber: 2.2 g
Protein: 4.3 g
SaturatedFat: 7.6 g
Sodium: 102.4 mg
Sugar: 30.5 g

White Fruit Cake Ingredients

White Fruit Cake Cook Instructions

White Fruit Cake Nutritions

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