Perfect Dark Fruit Cake with Dry Sherry and Beetroot | Fast Ed

Ingredients

• 1.3kg mixed dried fruits
• 1 cup dark rum
• 1½ cups plain flour
• 1½ cups rye flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 2 Tbsp beetroot powder
• 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp ground allspice
• 250g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 450g dark brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla paste
• 1 tsp almond essence
• 1 tsp cinnamon essence
• ½ cup molasses
• ½ cup lime marmalade