100 Year Old Fruit Cake

100-Year-Old Fruit Cake

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups mixed dried fruit

4 large eggs

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup unsalted butter

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 cup rum

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup chopped nuts

Steps:

1. Soak the dried fruit in rum overnight.

2. Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C).

3. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

4. In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

5. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.

6. Gradually blend in the flour mixture.

7. Fold in the soaked fruit and chopped nuts.

8. Pour the batter into a greased and floured loaf pan.

9. Bake for 70-80 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

10. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

11. Wrap the cooled cake in cheesecloth soaked in rum, then in foil, and age for at least a week before serving.