Name: Festive Fruitcake
Yield: Makes one 9- × 5-inch (2 L) fruitcake | Serves 12 to 16
Ingredients: ½ cup (125 mL) dried cherries; 2½ cups (625 mL) all-purpose flour; 1 cup (250 mL) sugar; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) vegetable oil; 1½ tsp (7.5 mL) baking powder; ½ tsp (2 mL) ground nutmeg; ½ tsp (2 mL) ground cinnamon; 2 cups (500 mL) Thompson raisins; 1 cup (250 mL) orange juice; 1½ cups (375 mL) water; ½ tsp (2 mL) salt; ½ tsp (2 mL) ground cloves

Preparation info

Makes one 9 - × 5 inch 2 L ) fruitcake | Serves
12 to 16

Difficulty
Easy

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

A fruitcake should be about just that: the fruit! Soaking the fruit in orange juice keeps the fruitcake moist and sweet, and eliminates the need for spirits.

Ingredients

1½ cups (375 mL) water
1 cup (250 mL<

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9- × 5-inch (2 L) loaf pan.
Bring the water and orange juice up to a boil, pour over the raisins, citrus peel, and dried cherries, and stir. Cool the mixture to room temperature, stirring occasionally.

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