Drunken Orange-Cranberry Fruit Cake

INGREDIENTS

For the Fruit:

2 cups

dried cranberries or orange-flavored dried cranberries

2 cups

dried apricots, chopped

1/2 cup

whiskey (or water, or juice)

1 3/4 cups

candied red and green cherries

For the Cake:

1 cup

unsalted butter

Zest of one orange

2 cups

granulated sugar

2 tsp

baking powder

1 tsp

salt

large eggs

3 3/4 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1 cup

fresh squeezed orange juice