Fruit Cake – Kilted Chef

Ingredients

• 2 days before baking mix the following together in a large non-reactive bowl, cover and refrigerate, stir once a day
• 15 oz seedless raisins
• 15 oz golden raisins
• 16 oz red and green candied cherries
• 1/4 cup chopped candy ginger
• 1 cup Dry Wild Blueberries
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup butter room temperature
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/4 tsp lemon extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 5 eggs: add one at a time and blend well after each addition.