No Bake Fruit Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
1 box vanilla wafer cookies — crushed
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 box raisins
1 package coconut (7 or 12 oz.)
1 jar maraschino cherries, red — drained, save juice
12 ounces walnuts — chopped
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon rum extract
Directions:
Set aside the cherry juice. Mix all ingredients very well, hands work best. You may need to use some cherry juice to add a little moisture. Dough should be very stiff, it is not baked. Pack into a buttered bundt pan and freeze.
Slice with an electric knife into thin pieces. Freeze any not used. Makes probably 24 or more slices. Cake is very rich and you only need a little. Green and red cherries may both be used to give it more of a holiday look.
This is a wonderful no-bake holiday cake. It is expensive to make, but it is rich and you only need a thin slice for a serving. It freezes well and it is nice to have in the freezer for unexpected company. I make it ahead, freeze, slice and put back in the freezer. It is really rich, you only need a little piece. I HATE fruitcake, so this is a nice substitute.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 1473 Calories; 28g Fat (16.8% calories from fat); 29g Protein; 288g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 104mg Cholesterol; 424mg Sodium. Exchanges: 7 1/2 Fruit; 5 1/2 Fat; 11 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
NOTES : Nice to keep on hand for unexpected holiday company. Keeps the whole holiday season in the freezer. Just wrap well.
This recipe for No Bake Fruit Cake serves/makes 24
