The Ultimate Fruitcake | Saveur

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup dark rum
• 2⁄3 cup dried cherries
• 1 1⁄4 cups whole walnuts
• 1⁄3 cup finely chopped candied orange peel
• 1⁄4 cup finely chopped candied ginger
• 1 cup plus 1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
• 10 1⁄2 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing
• 1⁄4 cup unsulphured molasses (not "blackstrap")
• 1 large egg
• 1⁄3 cup plus 1 1/2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 3⁄4 tsp. kosher salt
• 1⁄4 tsp. baking soda
• 1⁄4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
• 1⁄4 tsp. ground allspice