Homemade Holiday Fruitcake

Serves: 24 Save

Ingredients (22)

  • 1 ⅓ cups seedless raisins
  • 1 ½ cups golden seedless raisins
  • 1 cup prunes, chopped
  • 1 ¼ cups dried cranberries
  • 1 cup dried apricots, chopped
  • 1 cup dried dates, chopped
  • 1 heaping cup pecans, chopped
  • zest and juice of 1 orange
  • zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • ¾ cup brandy, or your favorite liqueur, extra for feeding (optional)
  • 1 cup salted butter, about 2 sticks, softened
  • ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 5 medium eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup sour cream

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