Food Network: Kid Friendly Fruit Cake

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Kid Friendly Fruit Cake
Recipe courtesy George Duran

Ingredients
4 cups mixed candy (jelly beans, gummy bears, gummy
worms, red licorice pieces, and butterscotch chips)
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (8
1/2 by 4 1/2-inch) loaf pans.

Put the candies in a large bowl and mix them up well. Take 2 tablespoons of the
flour and toss it with the candies to coat them so they will not sink or stick
together. Set aside. Whisk the baking powder and salt into the remaining flour and
set aside.

Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or a hand held mixer, beat the butter
until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the sugar a little at a time scraping
down the sides of the bowl once or twice, until the mixture is smooth and fluffy.
Add the eggs 1 at a time beating well, then the vanilla. Pour in half the flour
mixture and beat on low speed until it is incorporated. Do the same with the
remaining flour. The batter will be stiff and you might have to finish this by

hand. Fold in the candies. Divide the mixture evenly between the 2 prepared pans
pressing it in well so there are no air pockets; smooth the top. Bake until puffed
and browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 60 to
70 minutes. While they are still a bit warm, run a knife between the cakes and the
pans to loosen them. Do not turn them out until they have completely cooled. Slice
and enjoy.