Jamaican Christmas Cake | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 cup Jamaican overproof white rum
• 1 cup crème de cassis
• 1 cup Red Label Wine (or substitute ruby port)
• 1 cup brandy
• 1 cup dry sherry
• 1 cup dried currants
• 1 cup prunes, finely chopped
• 1 cup sultanas
• ½ cup red glacé cherries, finely chopped
• ½ cup raisins
• ¼ cup mixed candied citrus peel
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing
• 1 cup cake flour
• 2 tsp. allspice
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• ¾ tsp. ground mace (optional)
• ½ tsp. grated nutmeg
• ⅛ tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup unseasoned bread crumbs
• ½ cup unsalted roasted peanuts, pulverized in a food processor
• ¼ tsp. kosher salt
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• ½ cup molasses
• ⅓ cup Jamaican overproof white rum, such as J. Wray and Nephew
• ⅓ cup Guinness Stout
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• ½ tsp. almond extract
• ½ tsp. rosewater
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tsp. finely grated lime zest