Christmas fruit cake ~ merry christmas!!!

Name: Christmas fruit cake ~ merry christmas!!!
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Flour 2 cups; Baking Powder ½ teaspoon; Dry Fruits 1 cup (figs, apricots, dates, raisins, currants and sultanas), chopped; Candied Peel ¼ cup; Tutti Fruity ¼ cup; Mixed Nuts ½ cup(Walnuts, Cashews, Almonds), chopped; Dark Rum 1 cup (optional - you could use 2 tbsp Lime Juice to soak the dry fruits); Light Brown Sugar 1 ¼ cup; Eggs - 4; Oil ¾ cup; Cloves - 3; Cinnamon Powder 1 teaspoon; For the Caramel; Sugar ½ cup; Boiling Hot Water ¾ cup

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Very Easy

1 h 10 m

Preparation

Preparation20 min

Cook time50 min

Soak the dry fruits, candied peel and tutti fruiti along with the cinnamon powder and cloves in 2/3 cup rum for anywhere between 24 hours and 1 year. Do remember to remove the cloves before using the fruits.
When you are ready to bake the cake, start by making the caramel. In a heavy bottomed pan, place the ½ cup of sugar and heat slowly. The sugar will begin to melt.
Stir this mixture with a spoon slowly as the caramel forms. When all the sugar crystals have melted, slowly add the boiling water and stir to form a smooth mixture. Cool this completely.
Sift the flour along with the baking powder. In a mixing bowl, add the oil/butter, eggs and brown sugar and beat well. To this, add the flour mixture, the fruits and the nuts by turns. Whisk well and then add the cooled caramel.
Grease and line two 8 inch baking tins and divide the batter between the two. Bake at 190 C/375 F for about 50 minutes.
When baked, make small slits in each cake and pour the remaining rum over them. While this cake is delicious straight out of the oven, try storing it for a week before consuming it.

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