Christmas Holiday Cake Squares
This Christmas dessert is like little samplings of fruitcake sprinkled with powdered sugar, only better because it contains eggnog. I think you might be delightfully surprised.
This cake is baked in a sheet pan, sprinkled with powdered sugar and cut into squares. For an added festive touch, after you have arranged the squares on your serving plate, sprinkle a little red sugar around the edges.
It’s also perfect to pack and carry to your holiday parties. This is a beautiful dessert for Christmas and Thanksgiving and any holiday party.
½ pound candied fruit and peels
¼ pound candied red and green pineapples, diced
¼ pound pecan pieces
1 cup sifted flour
1 cup butter
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 cups sifted flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup dairy eggnog
Powdered sugar
Combine fruits and nuts. Add the 1 cup flour; mix lightly.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well.
Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with eggnog; mix until well blended. Stir in fruit and nut mixture.
Turn into well greased and lightly floured 13×9x2 inch pan. Bake at 300° for one hour and 45 minutes, or until done. Cool. Sift powdered sugar over top. Cut into squares.
