Old Fashion Fruitcake Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cups whole candied cherries
• 2 cups dark raisins
• 6 cups mixed candied fruit (of your choice)
• 6 cups mixed nuts, your choice of nuts (not salted)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups vegetable oil
• 3 cups firmly-packed brown sugar
• 8 eggs
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 4 teaspoons ground allspice
• 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 2 cups fresh-squeezed orange juice orange juice