Cherry date apple Cake

Cherry date apple Cake

Ingredients

375 ml maraschino cherries, in heavy syrup
1 cup pitted dates (khajur)
1 to 2 medium sized apples
1/2 cup walnuts (akhrot) (optional)
1/4 cup dried apricots (kummani / jardalu) (optional)
1/4 cup orange juice
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
3 cups plain flour (maida)
1 cup olive oil or any other oil
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
Method
1.Drain the cherries & keep the syrup aside.
2.Mix cherries, dates, walnuts (coarsely chopped), apple (finely chopped), apricots (finely chopped)
in a bowl.
3.In another bowl add oil, eggs, orange juice, 1/2 cup cherry syrup (drained from cherries)& sugar.
4.Beat for 2-4 minutes
5.Add vanilla essence, salt & flour & mix slowly.
6.Add baking powder & baking soda.
7.Add the cherry- date mix.
8.Pour in a greased baking dish & bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 degree fahrenheit for 40-45 minutes.