Old-Time Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. oil
1 1/3 c. sugar
1/4 c. molasses
4 eggs
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. orange juice
1 c. more flour
2 2/3 c. raisins
2 c. cut up dates (1 lb.)
2 c. mixed candied fruit
1 c. nuts, broken in half

Preparation

Heat oven to 275\u00b0.
Line 2 loaf pans with brown paper (8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch).
Mix sugar, molasses and eggs.
Beat vigorously with spoon or electric mixer for 2 minutes.
Sift together the 2 cups of flour, baking powder, salt and spices and stir in alternately with orange juice.
Mix the 1 cup of flour into the fruit and nuts; pour batter over fruit, mixing thoroughly.
Pour into prepared pans.
Place a pan of water on lower oven rack.
Bake cakes 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
After baking, let cakes stand 15 minutes before taking from pans.
Cool thoroughly on racks before removing paper.
Store by wrapping tightly in aluminum foil.
Place in covered jar in cool place to ripen.