Prep Time::20 mins
Cook Time:: 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time:: 1 hr 50 mins
Servings::16
Yield::2 9-inch round cakes
Ingredients
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2 cups butter
2 cups white sugar
9 large eggs
¼ cup white rum (Optional)
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 grated zest of one lime
2 pounds chopped dried mixed fruit
2 cups red wine
1 cup dark molasses
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch salt
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
Place butter and sugar into a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
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Beat in eggs; add rum, lime juice, almond extract, vanilla, and lime zest.
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Stir in dried fruit, wine and molasses.
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Sift flour, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl; gently fold into fruit mixture. Pour batter evenly into the prepared pans.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 80 to 90 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
Recipe Tips
Use a combination of raisins, currants, golden raisins, prunes, dried cherries, or any dried fruit you prefer.
For even better results, soak dried fruit in wine for at least 3 weeks or boil the fruit in the wine.
Additional wine or rum can be brushed onto the cake as needed to keep it moist.