TEXAS CANDY CAKE

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Not your grandmother's fruit cake.... Even people who hate fruit cake love this.... The two-week "setting period" is a must.... Keeps up to or beyond a month in an air-tight container, in the refrigerator.

Provided by Chef Lulu13

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 lb candied red cherries, quartered
1/2 lb candied pineapple, coarsely chopped
1/2 lb pitted dates, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon flour
4 1/3 cups coarsely chopped pecans
4 ounces flaked coconut
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

Steps:

  • Make two weeks prior to serving.
  • Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Grease and flour 10 inch bundt pan 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, smooth out top.
  • Bake for 1-1/2 hours. Cool in pan on rack. Remove from pan and wrap tightly in foil or place in an air-tight container. Refrigerate for at least 2 weeks to mellow flavors.
  • Keep in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to a month.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 7201.1, Fat 412.2, SaturatedFat 83.4, Cholesterol 135, Sodium 1244, Carbohydrate 887.3, Fiber 75.8, Sugar 793.7, Protein 86.4

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