Rum Fruit Cake
Rum Fruit Cake 400 gms butter 400 gms dark brown sugar 400 gms eggs (6 large or 8 small) 550 gms flour 400 gms soaked fruit (dried apricots, raisins, dried figs, cranberries soaked in rum for atleast 2 days or more) Juice and grated peel of a large orange (or 3 tablespoon of marmalade) 1 heaped tablespoon of allspice powder or mix of equal quantity cinnamon nutmeg and clove powder 15 gms baking powder 2 tablespoon of golden syrup 1 tablespoon of vanilla essence Heat the oven to 150 degree celecius, line your baking dish with butter paper and keep aside Sift the flour, baking powder, the spice powder and keep aside Cream the butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time. Add the essence and the golden syrup and the orange juice/marmalade. Mix nicely. Now add the flour bit by bit and when all the flour is incorporated, add the soaked fruits and orange peel. Pour into the baking dish and bake for atleast two hours depending on the size of the baking dish I make th