How to make Best fruit cake For this Christmas ?

How do you make a Christmas fruit cake 

First and First we need Ingredients :-

1. 1/8 cup chopped dried cherries
2. 1/8 cup chopped dried mango
3. 1/4 cup dried cranberries
4. 1/4 cup dried currants
5. 2 tablespoons chopped candied citron
6. 1/4 cup dark rum
7. 1/2 cup butter
8. 1/4 cup packed brown sugar,egg
9. 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
10. 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
11. 1/4 teaspoon salt
12. 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
13. 1/4 cup unsulfured molasses2 tablespoons milk
14. 1/4 cup chopped pecans
15. 1/4 cup dark rum, divided

let's start the Fruit cake process :-

Soak cherries, mango, cranberries, currants, and citron in 1/4 cup rum for at least 24 hours. Cover tightly, and store at room temperature.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 Degrees C). 

Butter a 6x5-loaf pan and line it 

with parchment paper.

In a large bowl cream together butter and 

brown sugar until fluffy. 

Beat in egg. 

Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and 

cinnamon mix into butter 

sugar in three batches alternating with 

molasses and milk. 

Stir in soaked fruit and chopped nuts. 

Scrape batter into prepared pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes. 

Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then sprinkle 

with 2 tablespoons rum.

Cut out one piece parchment paper and one piece cheesecloth, each large enough to wrap around the cake. 

Moisten cheesecloth with 1 tablespoon rum. 

Arrange cheesecloth on top of parchment paper 

and unmold cake onto it. 

Sprinkle top and sides of cake with remaining rum. 

Wrap the cheesecloth closely to the surface of the cake, 

Then wrap with paper Place in an airtight tin, and 

age for at least 10 weeks. 

If storing longer douse with additional rum for 

every 10 weeks of storage.

Her the Fruit Cake is Ready To eat.

Merry Christmas

Guy's