Taste of the Tropics Fruit Cake
"If you're looking for a traditional fruit cake, one filled with citron, candied peel, and green cherries ? click away from this page right now. But if you love banana bread, and coconut, and the moist, dense, heavy texture of a classic fruitcake, you'll enjoy this "tropical" version of a holiday classic. Read our blog about this cake, with additional photos, at Bakers' Banter...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 3 cups finely diced dried pineapple
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1 3/4 cup rum, apple juice, or water
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1 1 cup butter
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1 1 cup sugar
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1 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
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1 1/4 cup apricot jam or orange marmalade
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1 1 ripe medium banana, peeled and mashed; about 1/2 cup
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1 2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 1 teaspoon salt
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1 3/4 teaspoon coconut flavor, optional
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1 5 large eggs
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1 3/4 cup coconut milk powder
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1 3 3/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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1 1/2 cup milk
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1 2 cups sweetened coconut, toasted in a 300F oven for about 13 to 15 minutes, till light golden brown
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1 2 cups pecan halves
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1 22 to 30 candied red cherries, for garnish
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1 1 cup sugar syrup or simple syrup
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1 2 to 4 tablespoons rum, brandy, or liqueur, optional
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1 3 cups finely diced dried pineapple
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1 3/4 cup rum, apple juice, or water
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1 1 cup butter
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1 1 cup sugar
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1 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
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1 1/4 cup apricot jam or orange marmalade
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1 1 ripe medium banana, peeled and mashed; about 1/2 cup
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1 2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 1 teaspoon salt
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1 3/4 teaspoon coconut flavor, optional
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1 5 large eggs
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1 3/4 cup coconut milk powder
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1 3 3/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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1 1/2 cup milk
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1 2 cups sweetened coconut, toasted in a 300F oven for about 13 to 15 minutes, till light golden brown
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1 2 cups pecan halves
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1 22 to 30 candied red cherries, for garnish
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1 1 cup sugar syrup or simple syrup
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1 2 to 4 tablespoons rum, brandy, or liqueur, optional
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1 3 cups finely diced dried pineapple
•
1 3/4 cup rum, apple juice, or water
•
1 1 cup butter
•
1 1 cup sugar
•
1 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
•
1 1/4 cup apricot jam or orange marmalade
•
1 1 ripe medium banana, peeled and mashed; about 1/2 cup
•
1 2 teaspoons baking powder
•
1 1 teaspoon salt
•
1 3/4 teaspoon coconut flavor, optional
•
1 5 large eggs
•
1 3/4 cup coconut milk powder
•
1 3 3/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
•
1 1/2 cup milk
•
1 2 cups sweetened coconut, toasted in a 300F oven for about 13 to 15 minutes, till light golden brown
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1 2 cups pecan halves
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1 22 to 30 candied red cherries, for garnish
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1 1 cup sugar syrup or simple syrup
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1 2 to 4 tablespoons rum, brandy, or liqueur, optional
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