Saint Martin's Fruit and Nut Cake Recipe | Clove

Ingredients

• 120 g dried fig, thinly sliced
• 60 ml dark rum
• 150 g pitted dates, soft, chopped
• 100 ml water
• 80 g walnuts, broken, plus extra for garnish
• 100 g almonds, roasted, chopped, plus extra for garnish
• 100 g roasted hazelnuts, chopped, plus extra for garnish
• sprigs, for garnish
• 1 ‒ 2 apples, large or small, peeled, grated
• 80 g raisin, plus extra for garnish
• 1 lemon zest, medium, grated
• 200 g plain flour
• 150 g butter, softened
• 120 g white sugar
• 4 eggs, large
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1⁄2 tsp ground cloves
• 4 tbsp honey