My Grandmother'S Dark Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. oil
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
4 eggs, separated
2 tsp. allspice
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
3 c. flour
1 c. fruit juice (I use grape juice)
1 c. chopped figs
1 c. raisins
1 c. candied pineapple
1 1/2 c. candied cherries
1 c. nuts

Preparation

Mix and beat 2 minutes with mixer the oil, brown sugar and egg yolks.
Sift spices, salt, baking powder and 2 cups of flour.
Add a little flour mixture to the first mixture alternately with fruit juice.
Add fruit and nuts, mixed with remaining 1 cup of flour. Fold in beaten egg whites that have been beaten stiff.
Bake in a tube pan real slow at 275\u00b0 for 2 1/2 hours.
I keep a pan of water on the shelf below in the oven.
This keeps it moist.