Taste of the Tropics Fruit Cake

Name: Taste of the Tropics Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 3 cups finely diced dried pineapple; 3/4 cup rum, apple juice, or water; 1 cup butter; 1 cup sugar; 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed; 1/4 cup apricot jam or orange marmalade; 1 ripe medium banana, peeled and mashed; about 1/2 cup; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 3/4 teaspoon coconut flavor, optional; 5 large eggs; 3/4 cup coconut milk powder; 3 3/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour; 1/2 cup milk; 2 cups sweetened coconut, toasted in a 300°F oven for about 13 to 15 minutes, till light golden brown; 2 cups pecan halves; 22 to 30 candied red cherries, for garnish; 1 cup sugar syrup or simple syrup; 2 to 4 tablespoons rum, brandy, or liqueur, optional

INGREDIENTS

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3 cups finely diced dried pineapple

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3/4 cup rum, apple juice, or water

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1 cup butter

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1 cup sugar

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3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

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1/4 cup apricot jam or orange marmalade

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1 ripe medium banana, peeled and mashed; about 1/2 cup

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2 teaspoons baking powder

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1 teaspoon salt

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3/4 teaspoon coconut flavor, optional

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5 large eggs

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3/4 cup coconut milk powder

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3 3/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

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1/2 cup milk

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2 cups sweetened coconut, toasted in a 300°F oven for about 13 to 15 minutes, till light golden brown

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2 cups pecan halves

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22 to 30 candied red cherries, for garnish

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1 cup sugar syrup or simple syrup

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2 to 4 tablespoons rum, brandy, or liqueur, optional

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