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Ingredients
1lb. butter
1lb. brown or granulated sugar
browning (1/4 cup or so)
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. almond flavouring
2 tsp. lime juice
2 tsp. lime or orange rind
8 eggs
8 cups mixed fruits (raisins, currants, prunes, citron, and cherries)
1 cup breadcrumbs
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbs. mixed spice
white rum
red label wine/port wine
Method
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Line sides of baking tin with two thick pieces of grease paper and the bottom with one sheet grease paper.
3. Grease paper with butter/oil
4. Put soaked fruits in blender adding more wine/run as desired and chop
5. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
6. Mix in browning, vanilla and almond flavouring, lime juice and rind.
7. Add eggs one at a time and beat in well.
8. Mix breadcrumbs, flour, baking powder, mixed spice and salt.
9. Add blended fruits and flour mixture alternately to egg mixture.
10. Pour mixture into greased tin and bake (on middle rack) for 1.5 - 2 hours or until skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Place a pan with water below the cakes.
I should have some pics for you later since I'll be doing a batch
1lb. butter
1lb. brown or granulated sugar
browning (1/4 cup or so)
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. almond flavouring
2 tsp. lime juice
2 tsp. lime or orange rind
8 eggs
8 cups mixed fruits (raisins, currants, prunes, citron, and cherries)
1 cup breadcrumbs
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbs. mixed spice
white rum
red label wine/port wine
Method
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Line sides of baking tin with two thick pieces of grease paper and the bottom with one sheet grease paper.
3. Grease paper with butter/oil
4. Put soaked fruits in blender adding more wine/run as desired and chop
5. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
6. Mix in browning, vanilla and almond flavouring, lime juice and rind.
7. Add eggs one at a time and beat in well.
8. Mix breadcrumbs, flour, baking powder, mixed spice and salt.
9. Add blended fruits and flour mixture alternately to egg mixture.
10. Pour mixture into greased tin and bake (on middle rack) for 1.5 - 2 hours or until skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Place a pan with water below the cakes.
I should have some pics for you later since I'll be doing a batch
Thank you! 
I'm excited about trying this. Now, I'll just sit back and patiently wait for the pics.
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