| | FRUIT |
| 1 | c | (6 oz) cut-up dried pears, packed |
| 1 | c | (6 oz) cut-up dried peaches, packed |
| 1 | c | (6 oz) cut-up dried apricots, packed |
| 1 | c | (6 oz) cut-up dried pitted prunes, packed |
| 1 | c | (6 oz) cut-up dried pitted dates, packed |
| 1 3/4 | c | (6 oz) cut-up dried apple slices, packed |
| 1 | c | (5 oz) seedless raisins, packed |
| 1 | c | (5 oz) golden raisins, packed |
| 1/2 | c | (2 1/2 oz) dried currants, packed |
| 1/2 | c | (4 oz) candied yellow pineapple, chopped (optional) |
| 1 | c | Dark rum or brandy |
| | CAKE |
| | Solid shortening |
| | Butter-flavor no stick cooking spray |
| 1 | lg | Egg plus |
| 3 | lg | Egg whites |
| 1 3/4 | c | Light brown sugar, packed |
| 1/2 | c | Canola or safflower oil |
| 1/2 | c | Honey |
| 1/3 | c | Apple or orange juice |
| 2 | c | Unsweetened applesauce |
| 2 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 2 | tb | Grated orange zest -or- |
| 1/2 | ts | Pure orange oil or orange extract |
| 2 1/4 | c | Unsifted all purpose flour |
| 1 | c | Unsifted whole wheat pastry flour (or use a total of 3 1/4 cups all purpose white flour) |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Baking soda |
| 3/4 | ts | Salt |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 1 | ts | Nutmeg |
| 1/2 | ts | Ground cloves |
| 1/3 | c | Wheat germ |
| | Dark rum or brandy for soaking cakes (optional) |
| 2 | | Recipes Vanilla Icing Glaze (recipe follows) |
| | Pecan or walnut halves or whole blanced almonds (optional) for garnish |
| | VANILLA ICING GLAZE |
| 1 | c | Confectioners sugar |
| 1 1/2 | tb | Apple juice or strained orange juice, or dark rum or brandy (up to 2) |
| 1/4 | ts | Vanilla extract |
