Easy Moist Fruit Cake

subheading: Fruit Cake:

¾ cups ( 170 g) unsalted butter

¾ cups ( 150 g) soft brown sugar

2 cups ( 350 g) dried fruits - I used a combination of sultanas, raisins, currants, red and green glace cherries and citrus peel (see note 1)

½ cup ( 100 g) dates - pitted and cut into small pieces, see note 2

⅔ cups ( 166 g) store bought sweetened orange juice - like Just Juice, Tropicana etc.

1½ tbsp orange zest - the zest of about 1 medium sized orange. The juice of the orange will be used later in the syrup.

2 tbsp ( 36 g) molasses

1¾ cups ( 210 g) all purpose flour

1½ tsps baking powder

½ tsp salt - omit if using salted butter

1½ tsps cinnamon powder

½ tsp ground ginger powder

¼ tsp nutmeg

1 tsp all spice

¼ cup ( 52 g) unflavoured vegetable oil - I use canola oil

3 large eggs - room temperature

1 cup ( 100 g) walnuts - halved

subheading: Orange Syrup/Glaze:

3 tbsp ( 50 g) freshly squeezed orange juice

1¾ tbsp ( 20 g) white granulated sugar

Directions at cakesbymk.com

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