Christmas Fruit Cake

Christmas cake has long been a part of Jamaican culture, so I thought I'd share the recipe for anyone who wants to give it a try. Enjoy.
What you will need:

• 2 pounds raisins
• 1/2 pound prunes
• 10 cups red wine
• 2 cups Grace Hello Margarine
• 2 cups dark sugar
• 8 medium eggs (8-9 medium eggs may be used)
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon lime rind
• 1/2 pound candied fruits
• 1 tablespoon vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon almond essence
• 1 cup white rum
• 1 pound cake flour
• 1/4 pound cracker crumbs/bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 4 tablespoons Grace Browning (4-6 tablespoons may be used)

Method

• Steam raisins and prunes in seven (7) cups of red wine and allow to cool.
• Cream Grace Hello Margarine and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time; add lime juice and lime rind.
• To the steamed fruits, add candied fruits, vanilla and almond essence. Blend until smooth then mix in the white rum.
• Combine cake flour, cracker crumbs/bread crumbs, baking powder and nutmeg and mix well.
• Fold in one third of the flour mixture, then half of the blended fruits.
• Repeat this step. Fold in the final 1/3 flour mixture with the Grace Browning.
• Scrape batter into two (2) greased and lined 10 inch cake tins.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven 180
• Reduce temperature to 150

Additional Notes: You can use red wine to top the cake while it's still warm, or you may want to use rum, or any other liquor you please. Browning should be added based on your own color preference, personally, I like it dark. This recipe should yield around 16 slices if followed correctly. Enjoy!