Coconut Fruitcake

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 lb coconut, shredded
• 1 cup nuts, chopped (english walnuts, black walnuts, pecans or butternuts)
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 lb candied cherry
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 cream sugar and butter together.
• 2 add eggs one at a time and milk.
• 3 add sifted ingredients.
• 4 add cherries, raisins and coconut making sure they are completely covered with batter.
• 5 then add nuts and vanilla.
• 6 batter will be very thick.
• 7 cut a piece of cardboard the size of bottom of loaf pan and put in pan.
• 8 line with wax paper.
• 9 then grease well.
• 10 spoon batter into pan.
• 11 bake at 300 deg f.
• 12 for approximately 2 hours.