About three cups of dried fruit (currants, raisins, cherries, figs, orange flavored cranberrries, golden raisins), soak in orange juice and 1 tsp of orange extract either overnight for for several hours.
Cream together with electric mixer:
1 cup (two sticks) softened butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
zest of one orange
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1 tsp cinnamon
Add and mix until combined:
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
Drain fruit and incoporate into batter.
Butter and flour bunt pan.
Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 20 min, until brown on top and knife comes out clean.
Glaze with powdered sugar mixed with orange juice once cool.
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