Jamaican Rum Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• FRUIT
• 1 cup dried currants
• 2-1/2 cups raisins
• 1-1/2 cups pitted dates -- chopped
• 1/2 cup candied cherries
• 1-1/2 cups mixed candied fruit
• 1-1/2 cups rum
• CAKE
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup margarine -- softened
• 2 cups dark brown sugar
• 5 each eggs
• 3/4 cup almonds -- sliced