Best Vanilla Wafer Fruitcake Recipes

VANILLA WAFER FRUITCAKE

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This was my dear grandmother's recipe. She was a farmer's wife and a very good cook. Even folks who don't like fruitcake seem to like this one.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 1h10m

Yield about 40 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1/2 pound candied cherries
1/2 pound candied pineapple slices
1 pound walnuts, pecans or combination of both
1 pound vanilla wafers
1/4 pound raisins
2 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk

Steps:

Set aside four whole cherries, two pineapple slices and 16 pecan or walnut halves. Chop remaining fruit and nuts. Crush vanilla wafers; combine the chopped fruit, nuts and raisins and set aside. , In a bowl, beat eggs well. Stir in sugar, salt and milk. Combine wafer/nut mixture with egg mixture. Pack into a waxed paper-lined 10-in. tube pan. Decorate top with reserved whole fruit and nuts. Bake at 325° for 45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edge; turn cake out of pan, then back over again so decorations are on top. Cake can be made ahead and frozen; taste improves with age.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 183 calories, Fat 10g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 64mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

VANILLA WAFER FRUITCAKE RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Vanilla Wafer Fruitcake Recipe - (4.3/5) image

Provided by cecelia26_

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 pound vanilla wafers (cookies)
1/2 pound candied red cherries, cut in half
1/2 pound candied pineapple slices, cut in small wedges
1 pound walnuts, pecans or combination of both, broken in half or coarsely chopped
1/4 pound golden or dark raisins*
2 eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
1/8 teaspoon salt
Whole candied red cherries (garnish)
Candied pineapple wedges (garnish)
I mix and/or match using dates, dried apricots, dark raisins - whatever I have.

Steps:

1.Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. 2.In a large bowl, crush vanilla wafers. Add cherries, pineapple, nuts, and raisins; mix well. 3.In another bowl, beat eggs; add sugar, evaporated milk, and salt. Add to fruit mixture and mix well. 4.Cup Cakes: Spoon batter loosely into cupcake pans using paper or foil liners which you have sprayed lightly with oil spray. Bake in center of oven for approximately 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. 5.Cake: Pack into a waxed paper-lined 10-inch tube pan. Decorate top with reserved candied whole cherries and pineapple. Bake approximately 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edge, turn cake out of pan, then back over again so decorations are on top. Note: Cake and/or cupcakes can be made ahead and frozen; taste improves with age.