Fruitcake
- 3 eggs
- 34 cup brown sugar
- 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, with juice
- 1 cup powdered milk
- 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple
- 23 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons finely diced orange rind
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 12 teaspoon ground allspice
- 12 teaspoon ground ginger
- powdered sugar (optional)
- Sift together flours, spices and baking soda.
- Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, beat eggs.
- Add, one at at time, brown sugar, the juice from the jar of cherries, powdered milk, the can of crushed pineapple, vegetable oil and the orange peel.
- (Make sure the powdered milk dissolves before adding the oil.)
- Slowly add the flour mixture.
- Stir in the raisins, dates and cherries.
- Pour into 3 greased 9" round cake pans.
- Bake 325 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
- Dust cooled cakes with powdered sugar.
eggs, brown sugar, maraschino cherries, powdered milk, pineapple, vegetable oil, orange rind, raisins, dates, flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground allspice, ground ginger, powdered sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fruitcake-39379 (may not work)