Christmas cake

Ingredients

• 6 oz (175 g) pitted prunes
• 6 oz (175 g) dried apricots
• 4 oz (125 g) dried pineapple
• 4 oz (125 g) dried black Mission figs,
• hard stem ends removed
• 4 oz (125 g) dried cherries
• 4 oz (125 g) Thompson raisins
• 4 oz (125 g) golden raisins
• 3/4 cup (175 mL) port
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) dark rum
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) brandy
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) honey
• 1 cinnamon stick, 3 inches (8 cm) long
• 2 tsp (10 mL) grated lemon rind
• 1½ cups (375 mL) all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp (10 mL) baking powder
• 1¼ tsp (6 mL) salt
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) ground cloves
• 1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) ground allspice
• 1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, softened
• 1½ cups (375 mL) demerara sugar, packed
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature
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