GRANDMA LEONE'S FRUIT CAKE

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Don't get this cake confused with the traditional fruit cake. It is so much more. This recipe has been handed down for 3 generations and I now want to share it with all of you. Don't get nervous with all the ingredients. Everything gets hand-mixed in 1 great big bowl.

Provided by Debbie Ries

Categories Desserts Cakes Holiday Cake Recipes

Time 2h10m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

3 cups water
1 ½ cups raisins
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 ½ tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 pound pecan halves
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 ½ cups canola oil
4 eggs, beaten
3 cups candied fruit

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8x8-inch baking pans.
Bring water and raisins to a boil in a saucepan; cook until raisins are plump, about 2 minutes. Drain and cool raisins; reserve raisin water.
Mix 3 cups flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Place pecans and 2 tablespoons flour in a resealable plastic bag; close and shake bag until pecans are coated. Pour pecans into a colander and shake off excess flour.
Whisk sugar, oil, eggs, and cooled raisin water together in a bowl; fold in candied fruit. Stir flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, into sugar mixture until fully incorporated; fold in raisins and pecans. Fill the prepared pans a little over half full.
Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Lower temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C); bake until a knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 more hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 620.5 calories, Carbohydrate 77.7 g, Cholesterol 37.2 mg, Fat 34.5 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 5.8 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 465.4 mg, Sugar 28.4 g