Light Christmas Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb bleached sultana raisins
1/2 lb red cherries
1/2 lb green cherries
1/2 lb blanched almond, slivered
1/2 lb citrus peel, chopped fine
1/2 lb candied pineapple, chopped
1/2 lb butter
1 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons cardamom, ground
6 eggs
1/2 cup orange juice

Preparation

Prepare fruit and wash raisins the day before.
Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs one at a time.
Beat until very light.
Add sifted flour mixed with cardamom and baking powder.
Add orange juice alternately with the flour a little at a time.
Dredge fruit with a little extra flour and add to batter.
Place in 2 loaf pans, lined with brown paper and greased on the inside.
Bake in 250\u00b0F degrees oven 2-3 hours or until done.