Photo: Kid Friendly Fruit Cake Recipe
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
Directions
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.
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By moe41755_12156500
Oxford, 78
on August 14, 2010
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I made this cake for a bbq that had at least 30 kids that were going to be attending. I cut down on both the sugar and the candy. It was horrible! I tried to make sure the gummy candies were below the batter but somehow they rose up and were so burnt and sticky, I had to cut all the edges off the cake and it almost took a sledge hammer to get them out of the loaf pans. The cooking time had to be shortened because the top was burning. I tried to salvage some of the cake but will never try this again....terrible!
By navystatlers_12...
Seaside, 43
on August 31, 2009
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It is interesting that the one reviewer didn't try the cake. I had to pass this recipe around as soon as I saw it. Fruit cake is a grand tradition in our family and it's hard to get the kids to enter into it. Our recipe consist of lard, 2 pounds of candied fruit and a great deal of brandy. Not an easy thing to get kids to like. Now when we sit down to our fruit cake, I have this cake set aside for the kids. They match our coffee with coke and although it may not be a healthy tradition it is a fun one. Every member of my family has a copy. The high rating is for a great tasting cake, fun for the kids, and handing down traditions!
By getemupkid_9421618
lansing, MI
on January 09, 2008
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Any recipe that takes 6 cups of sugar to be "kid friendly" has just totally given up. Why not just give them a bag of white sugar and a spoon?
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