Never Fail Fruit Cake
Never Fail Fruit Cake 1 pound candied cherries 1 pound candied pineapple 1 pound pitted dates 1 pound chopped pecans 4 (8 ounce) packages flaked coconut 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Lightly grease a 10 inch tube pan. Line bottom of pan with greased parchment paper. Set aside. Chop fruit and nuts in a large mixing bowl. Add coconut and mix well with hands. Stir in flour, then sweetened condensed milk. Blend well. Pack firmly in prepared tube pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven. Run knife around edge of cake and remove rim of pan. When barely warm, remove tube bottom and paper from cake.