Fruitcake for Kids: A Yummy, Easy Twist on the Traditional!!
posted in All on 12/25/2013
Whether you’re celebrating Christmas the classic way, or just looking for a fun new tradition, give this Kid-Friendly Fruit Cake a try! It’ll make your kitchen smell like Christmas, and warm your belly with delight!
Kid-Friendly Fruit Cake
Makes 6 mini loaves.
3 tablespoons butter
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
2 cups flour
2/3 cup crushed pineapple, undrained
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup red maraschino cherries
1/4 cup green maraschino cherries
2 tablespoons prepared vanilla icing
In a large bowl, beat together the butter, egg, sugar, flour, pineapple, and pumpkin pie spice. Chop half of the green and red cherries and fold into the batter.
Spoon batter into six mini paper loaf pans, or three mini aluminum pans. Top with the remaining cherries sliced in half.
Bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees F for 9-12 minutes, or until the muffins spring back when touch lightly in the center.Place icing in a small ziptop baggie. Microwave until melted, then snip the corner from the baggie and drizzle a small bit of icing over the tops of each fruitcake.
Serve and enjoy!
