I’ve had a request for my fruitcake recipe! No, please don’t run away! It is really delicious.  ;)  Even my husband likes this! =0

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First I’ll tell a funny story! After coming home late from the Nutcracker, we went to bed sleepy with visions of sugarplums in our heads. We got to sleep in a little bit because we were having our annual Christmas Sunday School Class breakfast. Unlike many other Sunday School classes, children are welcome, though they rarely come. They love their own classes too much! But they are enticed by our yearly food, singing and fun! My children were elated it was that time of year again. I made my sausage balls, which most of you are probably familiar with. But I’ll post that recipe too just to keep you around a bit! Every sausage ball was gone when it was time to clean up! =)

After eating, we went around for our traditional Sunday morning question. Every Sunday morning, the leader asks a question. We go around, and each say our name and answer the question. These are really thought provoking questions! ;) One lady once said, "The things I have learned about my friends in Sunday School!" This time the question was…"What is one of your favorite Christmas memories?" It was fun listening to what the kids said, then what the parents said. When it got to my son, he gleefully answered that his favorite tradition is on Christmas Eve when we put a birthday candle in our fruitcake and sing Happy Birthday to Jesus! The guy who was leading this is a big teddy bear of a guy, also known as a big joker…in a good way! =) Well, he had the audacity to cheerfully ask in his loudly booming voice…"How old is your fruitcake?" Everyone died laughing and ds didn’t get it. He got a puzzled look on his face, I got "offended" and declared I hadn’t even made it yet, and dh yelled out that it’s fresh! LOL Well, that became the life of the party!

Without further adieu, here are the recipes…

2 cups Pioneer Baking Mix (IMHO, the best baking mix in the world, the flour mill is in my fair city…you may sub Bisquick if you must. ;)

1 pound shredded cheese (vary with any type cheese you like)

1 pound sausage (I prefer the low fat)

Preheat oven to 325. In a food processor, combine ingredients. Shape into 1 1/2" balls. Place on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper (for ease in clean up). Bake for 25 minutes.

 Fruit Cake

(This is practically a dump cake!)

15 ounces sweetened condensed milk (I use the fat free with no change in texture.)

2 eggs, slightly beaten

28 ounces mince meat

16 ounces fruit and peels

1 cup pecans, chopped

2 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 300. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans, or 1 angel food cake pan, or why not 1 bundt pan? I usually do the loaf pans so I can send one to my MIL. =) In large mixing bowl, blend together milk, eggs, mince meat, fruits and pecans. Sift blended flour and baking soda. (Anymore I measure dry ingredients out into a separate bowl and whisk lightly.) Fold flour mixture into wet mixture. (Honestly I just dump the sifted flour into the wet mixture in my Kitchen Aid.) Pour batter into pans. Bake until center springs back when lightly touched with finger about 2 hours for tube or 1 1/2 hours for loaf. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Take cake out of pan and cool to room temperature.