Everyone Loves This Fruitcake

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups  fresh orange juice
  • 1 1/2 cups  chopped candied orange peel, (about 8 ounces)
  • 1 cup  chopped dried cherries, (about 6 ounces)
  • 1 cup  chopped dried apricots, (about 6 ounces)
  • 1 cup  chopped dried pineapple, (about 6 ounces)
  • 3/4 cup  currants, (about 4 ounces)
  • 1 cup  all-purpose flour, divided
  • 3/4 cup  whole-wheat pastry flour
  • 1 teaspoon  ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon  ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon  baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon  salt
  • 1/2 cup  sugar
  • 1/4 cup  mild extra-virgin olive oil, or walnut oil
  • 2 tablespoons  unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons  molasses
  • 1 teaspoon  vanilla extract
  • 2   large egg whites, divided
  • 3   glaceed red cherries, cut in half, for garnish
  • 8   pecan halves, for garnish

Description

Ah, The Maligned Fruitcake. Many Store-bought Varieties, Stuffed With Unrecognizable Candied Bits, Deserve Their Bad Reputation-but Not These Wonderful Cakes, Made With A Generous Serving Of Dried Fruit And Candied Orange Peel In A Light Batter. There'

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