Desserts & Sweets with shortening

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted non-dairy baking margarine (we used Fleischmann's, but you could also try Spectrum Butter Shortening) 1 1/4 cups sugar + 1/4 cup for[...]

1 pkg. fruit cake fruit mix 1 pound walnut meats 8 ounce. maraschino red cherries or possibly green if you prefer Any candied fruit or possibly nuts you'd[...]