Cooking Recipe Chocolate Fruitcakes

Recipe Ingredients

1 c Butter or margarine

6 ea Squares semisweet chocolate (1-oz. each)

1 1/4 c Sugar

3 lg Eggs

1 c All-purpose flour

1/4 ts Salt

1 c Red candied cherries, cut in half

1 c Green candied pineapple, cut into 1/2" wedges

3/4 c Walnut halves

3/4 c Pecan halves

Directions

MELT butter and chocolate in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring
often. Remove from heat, and cool about
15 minutes.

STIR in sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each
addition. Add flour and salt, stirring until blended. Stir in
cherries and next 3 ingredients. Spoon mixture into 4 greased and
floured
5 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 2 inch loafpans.

BAKE at 350F for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center
comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from
pans, and cool on wire racks.

SEAL cakes in heavy-duty plastic wrap, and refrigerate
8 hours before cutting. YIELD: 4 (12-ounce) loaves.

Categories matching this recipe

Fruit ,Desserts ,Holiday ,Cakes