Ingredients
24
24 servings
- •2 cups white sugar
- •1 cup margarine, softened
- •4 eggs
- •4 cups all-purpose flour
- •1 teaspoon salt
- •2 teaspoons baking powder
- •1 cup buttermilk
- •1 teaspoon baking soda
- •1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- •1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and juice reserved
- •2 (12 ounce) packages semisweet chocolate chips
- •2 (8 ounce) packages chopped pitted dates
- •1 cup flaked coconut
- •2 cups chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
- In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder. In a third bowl, combine the buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla extract and maraschino cherry juice.
- Stir the milk mixture and flour mixture alternately into the egg mixture until a soft batter is formed. Fold in cherries, chocolate chips, dates, coconut and pecans. Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake in preheated oven for 90 to 120 minutes, until loaves are firm and a toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean.
Nutritional Facts
Per 24 servings
- Calories: 507
- Carbohydrate: 71g
- Fat: 25g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 6g
- Sugar: 46g
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