My Best Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 c. brown sugar
• 1/2 c. plus 1/4 c. butter
• 1/2 c. plus 2 Tbsp. sour cream
• 1 tsp. soda
• 2 3/4 c. sifted flour
• 2 Tbsp. fruit juice
• 1/2 c. molasses
• 3 c. seeded raisins
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 c. currants
• 1 c. dates
• 6 oz. citron peel
• 4 oz. lemon peel
• 4 oz. orange peel
• 1/2 c. nutmeats (blanched almonds)
• 1 Tbsp. cinnamon and mace
• 1/2 tsp. cloves and nutmeg