Heavenly Moist Fruitcake

Ingredients :

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup mixed dried fruit (raisins, currants, chopped apricots, etc.)
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, etc.)
• 1/2 cup orange juice

Directions :

1. Prep:
   Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C). Grease loaf pan.

2. Cream Base:
   Beat butter + sugar in stand mixer until fluffy (~3 mins). Add eggs one at a time; blend in vanilla.

3. Dry Mix:
   Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg.

4. Combine:
   Gradually add dry mix to wet; mix until just combined.

5. Fold-ins:
   Fold in dried fruit, nuts, then orange juice with spatula.

6. Bake:
   Pour batter into pan. Bake 70-80 mins. Cool 10 mins in pan → transfer to cooling rack.