Texas Candy Cake

By Carroll Pellegrinelli

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Cutting Candied Fruit

2010 Cutting Candied Fruit Photo by Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Total Time: 2 hours

Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound candies red cherries, quarted (apprx. 1-1/3 cups)
• 1/2 pound candied pineapple, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
• 1/2 pound pitted dates, coarsely snipped (1-1/2 cups)
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 4-1/3 cups coarsely chopped pecans (1 pound, shelled)
• 4 ounces flaked coconut
• 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

Preparation:

Two weeks prior to serving...preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Grease and flour 10 inch cheesecake or tubed pan with removable bottom. Combine cherries, pineapple and dates in large bowl. Sprinkle with flour; toss to coat well. Add pecans and coconut; toss to mix. Add milk and mix well. Spoon into prepared pan, even top.

Bake for 1-1/2 hours. Cool in pan on rack. Remove fruit cake from pan and wrap tightly in foil. Refrigerate for at least 2 weeks.

Cut into meal sized pieces that can be frozen almost indefinitely.

Quick Tip for Chopping Candied Fruit