Apricot fruit cake

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Dried Apricots; Snipped
½ cup Raisins; Light
¼ cup Sugar
1½ cup Sugar
8 ounces Cream Cheese; Softened
1 cup Butter
1½ teaspoon Vanilla
4 Whole Eggs
2½ cup Sifted Cake Flour
1½ teaspoon Baking Powder
½ cup Pecans; Chopped

Directions

1. Combine apricots, raisins, the ¼ cup sugar and 2 cups water in saucepan.

2. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes. Drain well and set aside.

3. Cream together the 1½ cups sugar, cream cheese, butter and vanilla.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

4. Sift together cake flour and baking powder.

5. Add to creamed mixture and blend well.

6. Fold in apricots and pecans. 7. Spoon into well greased and floured 10" fluted tube pan.

8. Bake at 325 degrees for 65 to 70 minutes.

9. Cool completely.

Remove from pan. Wrap in foil, store overnight.

NOTES : This is worth the effort.

Recipe by: diane@...

Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 195 by "Diane Geary" <diane@...> on Nov 4, 1997

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