First printed on the label of None Such®
Ready-to-Use Mincemeat years ago, this festive fruitcake recipe
has been a favorite for years.
Festive Fruitcake
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
1 (27-ounce) jar NONE SUCH® Ready-to-Use Mincemeat (Regular
or Brandy and Rum)
1 (14-ounce) can EAGLE BRAND Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated
milk)
2 cups (1 pound) mixed candied fruit
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts
- Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C).
Grease and flour 10-inch bundt pan. Combine flour and baking
soda; set aside.
- In large bowl, combine remaining ingredients;
blend in dry ingredients. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake 1 hour and 45 to 50 minutes or until
toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Turn out
of pan. Garnish as desired.
Makes 24 servings.
Variations:
- Fruitcake Bars:
Grease a 15x10-inch jellyroll pan; spread batter evenly in pan.
Bake 40 top 45 minutes. Cool. Glaze if desired. Makes about 4
dozen bars.
- Fruitcake-in-a-Can: Grease three 1-pound coffee cans; fill each can
with about 2 2/3 cups batter. Bake 1 hour and 20 to 25 minutes.
Or grease eight 10 3/4-ounce soup cans; fill each with 1 cup
batter. Bake 50 to 55 minutes.
- Bundt Fruitcake:
Generously grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan; turn batter
into pan. Bake 1 hour and 45 to 50 minutes.
- Fruitcake Bars:
Grease 15x10-inch jellyroll pan; spread batter evenly in pan.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes. Cool. Glaze if desired. Makes about 4
dozen bars.
- Chocolate Fruitcake: Prepare fruitcake batter as above, adding 3 (1-ounce)
squares unsweetened chocolate, melted. For glaze, melt 3 (1-ounce)
squares semi-sweet chocolate with 2 tablespoons margarine or
butter. Spoon over fruitcake.
- Fruitcake Cookies: Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart
onto greased baking sheets. Bake 15 to 18 minutes. Makes about
5 1/2 dozen cookies
Tip: To substitute condensed mincemeat
for ready-to-use mincemeat, crumble 2 (9-ounce) packages NONE
SUCH® Condensed Mincemeat into small saucepan; add 1 1/2
cups water. Boil briskly 1 minute. Cool. Proceed as above.
Recipe and photograph courtesy of Eagle
Family Foods Inc., a subsidiary of The J.M. Smucker Company.
