Fantastic Banana Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
4 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped walnuts
3 cups candied fruit
2 cups chopped dates
3 tablespoons orange juice
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
1 cup crushed pineapple, very well drained
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon clove
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas

Preparation

Set oven to 300 degrees Prepare two (9\" x 5\") loaf pans, or 8 mini loaf pans.
In a large bowl combine the fruit, dates and walnuts, then dredge them with 1/4 cup flour.
Sift the remaining flour together with the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; set aside.
In another bowl, cream butter, add sugar, and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs one at a time.
Beat in the orange rind, orange juice, orange extract and drained pineapple.
Mash the bananas with a fork (do not use a food processor, as it will liquefy and the bananas, and will change the texture of the cake).
Alternately, stir in the banana puree with the flour mixture into the creamed mixture. Stir in the floured fruit and nuts.
Turn into prepared pans.
Bake for about 2 hours and 15 minutes, or until loosley with foil if the cakes are browning too much on top.
Cool in pans for 20 minutes, then turn onto racks Note: If baking in mini loaf pans, then cut down the baking time.