Recipe - Miniature Fruitcake Jewels

FRUITCAKES
1 cup Allpurpose flour
1/3 cup BUTTER FLAVOR CRISCO
1/3 cup Granulated sugar
One fourth cup Orange juice
One half teaspoon Baking powder
2 Eggs
1 cup Diced mixed candied fruit
One half cup Quartered red candied
cherries
One half cup Quartered green candied
cherries
1 cup Golden raisins
One half cup Diced dates
One half cup Coarsely chopped pecans

GLAZE
1/3 cup Confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoon Brandy or orange juice

1. Preheat oven to 350'F. Place 22 (2 1/2") foil baking cups in muffin pan
cups.

2. FOR FRUITCAKES, combine flour, Butter Flavor Crisco, granulated sugar,
orange juice, baking powder and eggs in large bowl. Beat at low speed of
electric mixer until blended. Increase speed to medium. Beat until light
and fluffy. Stir in mixed fruit, red and green cherries, raisins, dates
and pecans. Spoon into prepared muffin cups, filling about Three fourths full.

3. Bake at 350'F. for 2527 minutes or until toothpick inserted into
center comes out clean. Leave fruitcakes in muffin pans.

4. FOR GLAZE, combine confectioners' sugar and brandy in small bowl. Stir
until smooth. Brush lightly over tops of warm baked fruitcakes. Cool in
pans.

Makes 22 miniature fruitcakes.

NOTE: Can also be made in 2" baking cups. Place 36 foil baking cups in
muffin pan cups. Prepare batter and fill cups as directed in step 2. Bakes
at 350'F. for 1820 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes
out clean. Makes 36 fruitcakes.

From Favorite All Time Recipes Homemade Holiday Cookies, Publication
International, Ltd., ISBN 078530147X.

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