Nutty as a Fruitcake

Name: Nutty as a Fruitcake
Yield: About 25 portions
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon almond extract; 1½ cups whole-wheat flour; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; 4½ tablespoons heavy or whipping cream; 4½ tablespoons heavy or whipping cream; 2 tablespoons vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons grated orange zest; 6 eggs, separated, at room temperature; ¾ cup granulated sugar; ¾ cup (packed) dark brown sugar; 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter, melted; 8 cups pitted whole dates (about 3 pounds); 8 cups walnut halves (about 1¾ pounds); 1 cup candied cherries (about 6 ounces); ½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour

Preparation info

About
25
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

In our estimation, this is a fruitcake as it should be: chock-full of dates and walnuts, with a sprinkling of candied cherries for color and only enough “cake” to hold it all together. This is good any time of the year.

Ingredients

8 cups pitted whole dates (about 3 pounds)
8 cups walnut halves

Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter three 9 × 5 × 3 inch loaf pans. Line the bottoms and sides with aluminum foil, and butter the foil generously.
Combine the d