All purpose flour - 1 cup.
Butter - 1/2 cup.
Sugar - 1 cup.
Eggs - 3.
Salt - 1/2 tsp.
Allspice powder - 1/4 tsp.
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp.
Baking powder - 1 1/2 tsp.
Dried fruits - 2 1/2 cups.
Rum to soak the dried fruits.
1/2 cup sugar for caramel sugar.
1/4 cup water.
1/4 cup flour to dredge the fruits.
METHOD:
Soak the fruits in rum, for a week.
Caramel sugar: Cook 1/2 cup sugar with little water until it turns to brownish reddish colour. Let it cool.
Heat oven to 350 degrees, F.
Grease and flour the baking pan. Cream butter and sugar till light and add eggs one at a time. Beat well at high speed. Add caramel sugar and vanilla. Sift together all purpose flour, baking powder, all spice powder and salt. Fold the flour mixture to that. Strain the dried fruits. Dredge the fruits with 1/4 cup flour and fold in to the cake mixture. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 60 minutes.
"ENJOY COOKING AND EATING"
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