Maple Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup dried dates, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup dried apricots, coarsely chopped
• 2 cups mixed candied fruits (cherries, zest of orange and lemon, etc.), chopped
• 1 cup cranberries, fresh or frozen*
• 1/3 cup rum or orange juice
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup maple sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 3/4 cup maple butter