Babados Dark Cake

Ingredients

• 1 pound raisins, seedless seedless dark
• 1 pound raisins, seedless seedless, golden
• 1 pound currants
• 1/2 pound candied cherries
• 1/2 pound mixed candied peel
• 1/2 pound prunes pitted
• 1/2 pound dates
• 1 pound almonds skin removed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 pint rum dark Barbadian
• 1 bottle stout beer eg. Guiness
• 1 cup port wine
• 1 pound butter sweet
• 1/4 pound butter irish style
• 1/2 pound sugar
• 12 large eggs seperated
• 1 pound cake flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon ground
• 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice ground
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg fresh ground
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves ground
• 1/4 teaspoon mace ground
• 1/2 pint molasses
• 1 lime limes fresh, juice of
• 1 tablespoon lime zest grated
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon essence