Star of the East Fruit Bread Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened (125 mL)
• 1 cup granulated sugar (250 mL)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla (5 mL)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (500 mL)
• 1 tsp baking soda (5 mL)
• 1/4 tsp salt (1 mL)
• 1 cup ripe bananas, mashed (about 3 medium) (250 mL)
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, chopped and well drained (125 mL)
• 1 can (10 oz) mandarin orange segments, well drained (284 mL)
• 1/2 cup chopped dates or calimyrna figs (125 mL)
• 1 cup HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Pure Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (250 mL)
• 2 tbsps butter (30 mL)
• 2 tbsps golden corn syrup (30 mL)
• 3 tbsps water (45 mL)
• 3 tbsps HERSHEY'S Cocoa (45 mL)
• 2 tsps vanilla (10 mL)
• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar (375 mL)