Craig Claiborne

My Mother’s “Past Perfect” Fruitcake

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    12

    or More Servings.
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking
Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1987

  • About

Ingredients

  • 4 cups shelled pecans, coarsely chopped
  • 2 cups whole candied cherries
  • 5

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
  • Butter the bottom and sides of an 8-cup cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper cut to fit neatly. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the pecans, cherries, and pineapple pieces.
  • Combin