DRY FRUIT CAKE

Ingredients
Unsalted Butter : 1 cup(225 gm)
Vanilla Essence : 1 tsp
Dark Brown Sugar : 1 cup
Cinnamon Grounded : 2 tsp
Cloves Grounded : 2 tsp
Eggs : 3
Orange Juice : 1 tbsp(retain the peel)
Lemon : 1 tsp (along with the peel)
Baking Soda : 2 tsp
Almonds Coarsely Chopped : ½ cup
Walnuts (chopped) : ½ cup
Cherries Chopped : 50 gm
Assortment of raisins, black currants, dried cranberries : 100 gm
Maida : 250 gm
Preparation
Beat the butter and powdered sugar until it becomes light and fluffy.
Beat the eggs, one at a time. Add the , juice and peel of the orange and the lemon along with all the coarsely grounded dried and candied fruits.
In a separate bowl add maida, salt, spices, baking soda, vanilla essence and baking powder to make the cake batter.
Mix all the above ingredients for 5 mins and set aside. Line the bottom and the sides of the cake mold with buttered parchment paper. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Pour the batter into the mold. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour until a long skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out with just a few moist crumbs.
Cool the cake . Wrap the cake thoroughly in plastic wrap and aluminum foil.