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Pumpkin Fruitcake

Name: Pumpkin Fruitcake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 1 cup canned pumpkin; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 2/3 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 1/2 cup chopped dates; 1/2 cup raisins; 10 red candied cherries, chopped; GLAZE:; 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 to 3 tablespoons milk

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Total Time

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling

Makes

12 servings

Updated: Nov. 09, 2022

I make this fruity cake many times between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The dense cake has wonderful pumpkin flavor and is flecked with pecans, dates, raisins and cherries. —Janet Hradsky, Three Rivers, Michigan

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Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup whole milk
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup raisins
10 red candied cherries, chopped
GLAZE:
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 3 tablespoons milk

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Stir in pumpkin. Combine the flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in the pecans, dates, raisins and cherries.
Spoon into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
For glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Drizzle over cake. If desired, top with additional chopped pecans.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 453 calories, 17g fat (8g saturated fat), 85mg cholesterol, 301mg sodium, 73g carbohydrate (52g sugars, 3g fiber), 6g protein.

Pumpkin Fruitcake

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