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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1/3 cup diced orange peel
1/2 cup diced lemon peel
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup diced dates
1/4 cup brandy or orange juice
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 pineapple chunks
Directions
SOURCE: Special Celebrations and Parties Cookbook by
Betty Wedman, M.S., R.D., copyright 1989, ISBN
#0-13-004219-6. MM format by Ursula R. Taylor.
Combine orange peel, lemon peel, raisins, dates and
brandy (or orange juice) in a mixing bowl. Add
remaining ingredients, except pineapple. Mix well.
Spoon batter into baking cups, filling each 2/3 full.
Top each with a pineapple chunk. Bake in a 325~ oven
for 30 to 34 minutes. Cool.
Yield: 12 cakes.
Food Exchanges per cake: 1 starch/bread, 1 fruit +
2 fats.
Nutrittional information per cake: 212 calories, 3
g protein, 27 g carbohydrate, 11 g fat, 88 mg sodium,
182 mg potassium and 46 mg cholesterol.
Servings: 12
Diet Individual Fruit Cakes No1 Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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