Sunset'S Christmas Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

In a
large
bowl,
combine fruits, nuts, orange juice, honey, 2\ttablespoons
orange
liqueur and spices; set aside. With electric mixer, beat together butter and sugar until well blended; then
beat
in
eggs,
one at a time.
Stir together flour
and soda.
Stir
flour mixture into creamed mixture by hand.
Add fruit
mixture
and
stir
until well distributed. Evenly
spoon batter
into
2 well greased 4 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch loaf pans.\tBake at\t300\u00b0 for 1 hour and 35 minutes.
Cool in pan
for
10 minutes,
remove from pans then cool completely. Wrap cakes in double thickness of cheesecloth saturated with 2 tablespoons orange
liqueur.
Overwrap\tin
foil.
Store
in refrigerator for 2 weeks before sampling.