Recipe courtesy of Carol Krajewski

Mom's Fruitcake

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Our family has been making this for the past 45 years. Friends and family all love it!

Ingredients

Cream together:

Mix and add to above mixture:

Mix fruit together and add to above:

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 250-275 degrees.
  2. Batter will make about 15 lbs. Prepare pans according to chart below. Grease and line pans with brown paper, waxed paper, or parchment. Grease again. Cut paper about 1 inch taller than pans. Fill pans a little over half full with batter. If you have room in the oven, put a pan with some hot water in it in the bottom, to keep the cakes moist. Enjoy!
  3. Pan sizes and baking chart:
  4. 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan: 6 1/2 cups batter, bake for 3 hours
  5. 10" tube pan: 2 1/2 quarts batter, bake for 3 hrs 15 mins
  6. 1 lb. coffee cans: 3 3/4 cups batter, bake for 3 hrs 15 mins
  7. 9 1/4 oz. tuna cans: 1 cup batter, bake for 1 hour 30 mins
  8. No.303 (16oz) cans: 1 2/3 cup batter, bake for 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 hours
  9. 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2-inch mini loaf pans: 3/4 cup batter, bake for 1 hour