Fruitcake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, with juice
• 1 cup powdered milk
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 2/3 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
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• powdered sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 sift together flours, spices and baking soda.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 using an electric mixer, beat eggs.
• 4 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.
• 5 (make sure the powdered milk dissolves before adding the oil.) slowly add the flour mixture.
• 6 stir in the raisins, dates and cherries.
• 7 pour into 3 greased 9" round cake pans.
• 8 bake 325 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
• 9 dust cooled cakes with powdered sugar.