Holiday Fruit & Nut Cake

Name: Holiday Fruit & Nut Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup dried cranberries; 1 cup golden raisins; 1/2 cup crystalized ginger, chopped; 1 cup cashews, chopped; 1 cup pecans, chopped; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier liqueur, brandy or rum; 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ground mace; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature; 1 cup brown sugar; 2 eggs, beaten; 1/4 cup molasses

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Ingredients

1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup crystalized ginger, chopped
1 cup cashews, chopped
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier liqueur, brandy or rum
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup molasses

Directions

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["Starting a day in advance, combine cranberries, golden raisins, ginger and liqueur in a medium bowl. Cover and let soak over night.", "Next day, preheat oven to 300 degrees.", "Place a 9x13 cake pan full of water at the bottom of the oven. This will help keep the cake moist.", "Line2 loaf pans with buttered wax paper. Set aside.", "Coarsely chop cashews and pecans. Set aside.", "Sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, cloves, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.", "In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and molasses.", "Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until combined. Fold in fruit with any liqueur left and nuts.", "Spoon batter into prepared pans.", "Bake cakes for 40-45 minutes or until tester comes out clean.", "Place the cakes on a wire rack and let them rest in the pans until completely cool. Carefully remove the wax paper.", "If you are serving the cakes right away (or giving as gifts), melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and add remaining 2 tablespoons liquer. Brush the tops of the cakes with the mixture.", "If you are letting the cakes \"ripen\""