Sunset'S Christmas Fruitcake

• 1 lb. mixed candied fruit
• 1 c. chopped nuts
• 1/2 c. raisins
• 1/2 c. chopped dates
• 1/2 c. dried apricots
• 1/4 c. honey
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. mace
• 3/4 c. brown sugar
• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 1/2 c. red candy cherries
• 1/2 c. dried figs
• 1/2 c. orange juice
• 6 Tbsp. orange liqueur, divided
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 c. butter
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1. In a
2. large
3. bowl,
4. combine fruits, nuts, orange juice, honey, 2tablespoons
5. orange
6. liqueur and spices; set aside. With electric mixer, beat together butter and sugar until well blended; then
7. beat
8. in
9. eggs,
10. one at a time.
11. Stir together flour
12. and soda.
13. Stir
14. flour mixture into creamed mixture by hand.
15. Add fruit
16. mixture
17. and
18. stir
19. until well distributed. Evenly
20. spoon batter
21. into
22. 2 well greased 4 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch loaf pans.take att00u0b0 for 1 hour and 35 minutes.
23. Cool in pan
24. for
25. 10 minutes,
26. remove from pans then cool completely. Wrap cakes in double thickness of cheesecloth saturated with 2 tablespoons orange
27. liqueur.
28. Overwraptn
29. foil.
30. Store
31. in refrigerator for 2 weeks before sampling.

mixed candied fruit, nuts, raisins, dates, apricots, honey, cinnamon, mace, brown sugar, flour, red candy cherries, orange juice, orange liqueur, nutmeg, butter, eggs, baking soda

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=1006800 (may not work)