Banana Bread Fruitcake

By kathleentirpak

Even people who hate fruitcakes
love this variation.

Ingredients

• 1 package Pillsbury banana bread mix
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup rum
• 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 slightly beaten egg
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 3/4 cup halved maraschino cherries

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease 2 glass loaf dishes with lard, line with waxed paper, and grease again. Combine all ingredients and pour into prepared loaf dishes. Bake about 45 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out with cake-like crumbs. Cool pans on rack before inverting loaves.