icebox vanilla wafer fruit cake

(6 ratings)
Recipe by
Robin DuPree
Coldspring, TX

This recipe was given to my mother by an old family friend when I was a young girl. I don't like traditional fruit cake very much, but this one is a great variation with the vanilla wafers. It could be classified somewhere between a cake and a candy.

(6 ratings)

Ingredients For icebox vanilla wafer fruit cake

  • 1
    box of vanilla wafers.
  • 2 c
    coconut, shredded
  • 1 c
    pecans, chopped
  • 1/2 to 1 c
    maraschino cherries, chopped
  • 1 c
    raisins
  • 1 c
    dates, chopped
  • 1 can
    of condensed sweetened milk

How To Make icebox vanilla wafer fruit cake

  • 1
    First, you must save the vanilla wafer box for this recipe. Pulverize the vanilla wafers to a powder consistency in a food processor. Drain the cherries well on a paper towel and then chop. Except for the condensed milk, mix all the other ingredients into the powdered vanilla wafers throughly..
  • 2
    You will need plastic gloves for the next method since it is a sticky method. Pour in the condensed milk and mix until completely mixed and wet. Place mixture back into the vanilla wafer box and beat down evenly into a square.
  • 3
    Allow the fruit cake to set about 4 days to a week. Tear off the vanilla wafer box and cut into small squares. It is rich, so be conservative. Serve. Leftovers should be refrigerated.

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