Summer Fruit Cake

ellie_'s Note:

Delicious way to use summer fruits. Although you can use frozen fruits, I like to use fresh summer fruit in this cake. My favorites are peaches, apricots and plums. Original recipe was printed in Bon Appetit (August, 1981).

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 10-12

Yield: 1.0 9x13 in ...

• 2 cups flour (I use 1 cup white and 1 cup whole-wheat)
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• ½ cup oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 ½ cups summer fruit , chopped and drained (apricots, nectarines, peaches and plums are good, use a mixture if possible)
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup raisins

For glaze

• 2⁄3; cup sugar
• 1⁄3; cup buttermilk
• 1⁄3; cup butter or 1⁄3; cup margarine
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. To make cake: Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
2. Grease and flour 9x13-inch pan.
3. Combine flour-salt in bowl.
4. Beat eggs-vanilla in large bowl.
5. Add flour mixture to egg mixture.
6. Stir in remaining ingredients (fruit-raisins).
7. Pour into prepared pan.
8. Bake for 40-45 minutes or toothpick comes out clean.
9. While cake is baking make glaze: Combine all glaze ingredients (sugar-baking soda) in large saucepan over medium heat.
10. Bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
11. Remove from heat.
12. Stir in vanilla.
13. When cake is done, remove from oven and poke entire surface of cake with a toothpick.
14. Pour glaze over hot cake slowly.

Reviews

[Whisper]

Yum! This cake is so moist and tasty. I used fresh peaches and plums, but omitted the coconut since I'm not a fan. The result was stupendous! I will certainly make this cake again.

[Jazz Lover]

This cake is so good. I bought peaches to put in this cake, but when I cut them up, they were not ripe and had no flavor. I had a bag of mixed berries in the freezer (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries) so I decided to try that instead. It was delicious! Next time I will leave out the raisins. Just a personal preference.

[Sweet Home Iowa]

This is a moist and delicious cake! I didn't change a thing other than making it in two 8x8 pans so I could have one to take to a friend. Thank you!