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St. Nicholas Dried-Fruit Cake Recipe

St. Nicholas Dried-Fruit Cake Recipe

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8999

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Ingredients:

Serving

about 1 cup (1/2 lb.) butter or margarine, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
6 large eggs
1/4 cup molasses
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1 lb (2 2/3 cups) dried apricots
1/2 lb (2 cups) pecan halves
1/2 lb dried lightly sweetened pineapple
1/2 lb (2 cups) dried sweetened cranberries
1/2 lb (2 cups) dried cherries or blueberries
1/2 cup apricot jam
2 tbsp orange-flavor liqueur

Directions:

Lightly butter a 5- by 9-inch loaf pan. Line with cooking parchment.
In a bowl with a mixer, beat 1 cup butter with sugar until fluffy.
Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until well blended. Beat in molasses.
Mix flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, cloves, and allspice. Add to egg mixture; beat just until blended.
Set aside 6 to 8 apricots, 10 to 12 pecan halves, and 1 pineapple ring.
Cut remaining pineapple into 3/4-inch pieces and add to batter along with the remaining apricots and pecans and the cranberries and cherries. Stir until well mixed.
Scrape batter into parchment-lined pan, pressing firmly to eliminate air pockets; spread top level.
Bake in a 275° oven until cake is firm in center when touched, about 3 hours. If it browns too rapidly, drape with foil.
Cool in pan on rack at least 2 1/2 hours. Lift out cake; peel off parchment.
Mix apricot jam with liqueur and brush over top of cake. Decoratively arrange reserved apricots, pecans, and pineapple in apricot glaze; brush more apricot jam mixture over fruit. Wrap airtight and chill at least 1 day.
Nutritional analysis per 3 ounces.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	8999.36 Kcal (37679 kJ)
Calories from fat	5161.18 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	573.46g	882%
Cholesterol	2205.8mg	735%
Sodium	598.18mg	25%
Potassium	6018.36mg	128%
Total Carbs	844.57g	282%
Sugars	425.57g	1702%
Dietary Fiber	52.52g	210%
Protein	168.15g	336%
Vitamin C	40.4mg	67%
Vitamin A	10.6mg	353%
Iron	32.4mg	180%
Calcium	1773.3mg	177%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	470.04 Kcal (1968 kJ)
Calories from fat	269.57 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	29.95g	882%
Cholesterol	115.21mg	735%
Sodium	31.24mg	25%
Potassium	314.34mg	128%
Total Carbs	44.11g	282%
Sugars	22.23g	1702%
Dietary Fiber	2.74g	210%
Protein	8.78g	336%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	67%
Vitamin A	0.6mg	353%
Iron	1.7mg	180%
Calcium	92.6mg	177%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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Recipe Tags

< 200 kcals

Weightwatchers Points

227

Points
250

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free,
very low sodium,
good source of fiber

Bad Points

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

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