Spiced Layer Cake with Hazelnuts | Canadian Living

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried cherries , chopped
• 1 cup dried apricot , chopped
• 1 cup dark rum or apple cider
• 2 3/4 cups alI-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup 1% milk
• 1 1/4 cup toasted hazelnuts , finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cup unsalted butter , softened
• 6 cups icing sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup prpared lemon curd
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 cup hazelnuts
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• Calories 810
• Total fat 39 g
• Saturated fat 13 g
• Sodium 215 mg
• Total carbohydrate 108 g
• Fibre 3 g
• Sugars 87 g
• Protein 7 g
• Iron 1.3 mg