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Filed in Healthy Living on November 24, 2009 with 1 comment
Update: Although our Lemon Chardonnay Mix is no longer available you can still make this fruitcake. Simply replace the mix in the recipe with the following: 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp baking powder, and 1/4 cup lemon juice.
It’s time to make fruitcake! Today we start a month-long “make your own gifts” series. The past year has reminded many people that the best gift is one lovingly made by hand. And what is more welcome during the holidays than fruitcake? No, not store-bought, heavy-as-a-brick, sticky-sweet fruitcake, but a light, luscious, lemony cake full of dried fruits and pecans. There is still time to make this easy version for the fruitcake lover…
View Full Recipe at Wine Barrel Gourmet's Blog
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