" Can'T Fail" Holiday Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 (28 ounce) jar ready to use mincemeat (Borden's or Nonesuch)
1 (15 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup walnuts, coarsley chopped
1 lb mixed candied fruit (2 cups)
walnuts, for decorating
maraschino cherry, for decorating

Preparation

Butter a 9 inch springform pan.
Line with wax paper.
Butter again.
Sift flour and baking soda.
Combine eggs, mincemeat, sweetened condensed milk, chopped walnuts and candied fruit.
Fold in dry ingredients.
Pour into pan.
Bake in 300\u00b0F oven for 2 hours, until center springs back and top is golden.
Cool thoroughly.
Turn out and remove wax paper.
Refrigerate, well wrapped, at least 24 hours before decorating, slicing and serving.