Grandma's Penny Pinchers Fruit Cake Recipe

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Grandma's Penny Pinchers Fruit Cake
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Directions:

  1. Place the raisins, dates, sugar, water, wine and shortening in a saucepan and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Cool. Sift flour once before measuring. Then sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt together. Stir into the cooled mixture adding the nuts and cherries last (mixed with a little of the flour mixture to keep them from sinking to the bottom). Pour into two greased and bottom lined loaf pans. Bake l hour at 325 degrees. Cake tops may be decorated with maraschino cherry halves and walnut halves after one hour. Then continue baking.
  2. After removing the cakes from the oven wrap each one first in aluminum foil and then in a plastic bag while still warm. They will stay moist for several weeks.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3547.71 Kcal (14854 kJ)
Calories from fat 1046.48 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 116.28g 179%
Sodium 6845.27mg 285%
Potassium 3608.92mg 77%
Total Carbs 594.29g 198%
Sugars 239.88g 960%
Dietary Fiber 57.6g 230%
Protein 51.94g 104%
Vitamin C 7.5mg 13%
Iron 22.4mg 124%
Calcium 968.4mg 97%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 302.5 Kcal (1267 kJ)
Calories from fat 89.23 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.91g 179%
Sodium 583.67mg 285%
Potassium 307.72mg 77%
Total Carbs 50.67g 198%
Sugars 20.45g 960%
Dietary Fiber 4.91g 230%
Protein 4.43g 104%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 13%
Iron 1.9mg 124%
Calcium 82.6mg 97%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 79.8
    Points
  • 95
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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