Mrs. Bond's Fruitcake

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 2/3 cups none such mincemeat (28 ounce jar)
• 2 cups mixed candied fruit (about 1 pound)
• 1 cup pecans or 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup raisins (optional)
• 1 (14 ounce) can condensed milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 spray a 9 inch tube pan with cooking spray.
• 3 stir together flour and baking soda.
• 4 combine remaining ingredients, mix well.
• 5 fold in flour and baking soda mixture.
• 6 pour into prepared pan.
• 7 bake for 2 hours or until center springs back when touched and top is golden brown.
• 8 cool for 15 minutes, remove from pan.
• 9 cool completely.
• 10 put an airtight container or wrap well with aluminum foil.