Golden Fruitcake

Name: Golden Fruitcake
Ingredients: fruit; 2 cups raisins: golden, jumbo, or your favorite type of raisins; 1 cup dried cranberries; 1 cup dried apricots, chopped; 1 cup candied lemon peel; 1 3/4 cups candied red cherries; 3/4 cup brandy, rum, or whiskey; or apple juice, plus extra to brush over the cakes when they come out of the oven; cake; 1 cup unsalted butter; 1 3/4 cups sugar; 1/4 cup light corn syrup; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/8 teaspoon Fiori di Sicilia, optional; 5 large eggs; 3 3/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour; 1 cup milk; 2 cups diced pecans or walnuts, optional

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Ingredients

fruit
2 cups raisins: golden, jumbo, or your favorite type of raisins
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup dried apricots, chopped
1 cup candied lemon peel
1 3/4 cups candied red cherries
3/4 cup brandy, rum, or whiskey; or apple juice, plus extra to brush over the cakes when they come out of the oven
cake
1 cup unsalted butter
1 3/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon Fiori di Sicilia, optional
5 large eggs
3 3/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1 cup milk
2 cups diced pecans or walnuts, optional

Directions

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["1) To prepare the fruit: Combine the dried fruit (except for the candied cherries) with liquid in a bowl. Cover and let the mixture steep overnight.", "", "2) Preheat the oven to 300\u00b0F. Lightly grease the loaf pans of your choice: two 8 1/2\" x 4 1/2\"" loaf pans OR five 7\"" wooden bakers OR six 7\"" paper bake & give pans.""