7 light fruit and nut cake Recipes

all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, butter, brown sugar, eggs, rum or 1/4 cup pineapple juice, pineapple juice, light corn syrup, grated fresh ginger, vanilla, mixed dried tropical fruit, chopped macadamia nuts or 1/2 cup brazil nut, rum or 1/3 cup pineapple juice, rum or 1/4 cup pineapple juice

flour (i use 1 cup white and 1 cup whole-wheat), sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, eggs, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, summer fruit, chopped and drained (apricots, nectarines, peaches and plums are good, use a mixture if possible), chopped nuts, coconut, raisins, sugar, buttermilk, butter or 1/3 cup margarine, light corn syrup, baking soda, vanilla

cake flour, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, light brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, dried fruit or 3 cups coarsely chopped nuts or 3 cups chocolate chips

sugar, fall-purpose flour, fruit coctail, eggs, baking soda, light brown sugar, chopped nuts, evaporated milk, butter, sugar, coconut

butter or margarine 1 cup milk or yogart, flour pour on liquid, sugar 1 cup sugar, ts baking powder 1 cup orange juice, grated rind of 2 oranges 3 tb lemon juice, ts baking soda 4 tb rum, grated rind of 1 lemon grand marnier icing, ts salt 1/3 cup butter or margarine, eggs 1 tb grated orange rind, chopped walnuts, instructions, cream butter ; gradually add sugar and beat until light. add fruit rinds; add eggs 1 at a time, beating thoroughly after each. add sifted dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition until smooth. fold in nuts. pour into greased 9 or 10-inch 2-quart tube pan. bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. strain fruit juices into saucepan. add sugar and rum; bring to boil. pour slowly over hot cake in pan. if all liquid is not absorbed, pour remainder on later., bring butter to room temperature. mix all ingredients, adding enough grand marnier to make a spreading consistency. spread on cooled cake.