Better Than Fruitcake!

Name: Better Than Fruitcake!
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tbsp melted butter; 3 tbsp sour cream; 5 banana's semi soft but not mushy.; 1 1/2 tbsp malibu rum; 2 tsp marachino cherry juice; 2 eggs; 1/2 tsp lemon juice; 1 cup peeled/cored diced apples; 1/4 cup pineapple tidbits well drained; 1/4 cup raisins; 20 marachino cherries; 1/4 cup dried cranberries or craisins; 1/4 cup dried strawberries or firm fresh strawberries; 1/4 cup walnut pieces or candied walnut pieces; 1/4 cup cashew pieces or candied cashew pieces; 2 cup flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 cup sugar

renee @renee1234

since almost evryone i know doesnt like fruitcake.. i came up with my own version using a banana bread as my base. loaded with fruits and nuts this hearty bread is sure to please! whats good about this u can omit any fruit or nut u dont like and sub with a fruit or nut u do like!

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Ingredients

3 tbspmelted butter
3 tbspsour cream
5banana's semi soft but not mushy.
1 1/2 tbspmalibu rum
2 tspmarachino cherry juice
2eggs
1/2 tsplemon juice
1 cuppeeled/cored diced apples
1/4 cuppineapple tidbits well drained
1/4 cupraisins
20marachino cherries
1/4 cupdried cranberries or craisins
1/4 cupdried strawberries or firm fresh strawberries
1/4 cupwalnut pieces or candied walnut pieces
1/4 cupcashew pieces or candied cashew pieces
2 cupflour
1 1/2 tspbaking soda
1 cupsugar

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Steps

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preheat oven to 350°F
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place diced apples and lemon juice in a bowl. toss to coat. set aside.
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cut pinapple tid bits into 4 pieces and cut cherries into 4 pieces. set aside.
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in a bowl places peeled whole banana's, rum, eggs, sugar, cherry juice, butter and sour cream.
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blend with hand mixer until blended but still chunky.
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sift together flour and baking soda. mix flour mix into banana mix by hand using a spoon.
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fold in apples.
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place all nuts and all remaining fruits into banana mix. and gently fold in.
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grease 2 bread loaf pans very well.
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fill said loaf pans halfway with mix evenly.
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bake on middle oven rack for 1 hour or until thoughrally cooked.. toothpick inserted into center should come out clean.. top should browned.
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cool on wire rack.
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slice and serve!
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enjoy!
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makes 2 loafs..
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hint( fruit measurements should be slightly heaping.

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renee @renee1234

on December 06, 2013 20:28

im 41 and a mom of 3 kids and 2 step kids.and one fiance jason.i love to cook and bake anything! i love trying new foods and new recipes.. and when i try something new with kids i always have a back up plan. i always try to come up with something new and interesting. im always changing my style cuz i love different.