Dried Fruitcake

Preheat the oven at 350 F.

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and keep mixing while scraping the bowl. Add the milk. Once this is incorporated, add the flour one cup at a time. Add the baking powder. Do not overmix.

Stir in the dried fruits and walnuts. You can substitute for any nut you like. If you don’t want to use a trail mix bag, drop in about 2 cups of mixed dried fruits and nuts such as cranberries, pineapple, raisins and macadamia nuts. Mix in well with a spatula.

Put the mixture in a greased loaf pan (9×5 in). Bake for an hour or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let it cool down for about half an hour before cutting.