Irish Fruit Cake

• 9 oz pitted dried dates, roughly chopped
• 9 oz raisins
• 7 oz dried prunes, roughly chopped
• 5 oz currants
• 4 oz golden raisins
• 1 None apple, cored, grated
• 1 2/3 cups Irish whiskey
• 1 1/3 cups light brown sugar
• 15 tbsp butter, softened
• 3 None large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup ground hazelnuts
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves

1. Combine fruit and 1 cup whiskey in a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 250u0b0F. Grease a deep 8 inch cake pan and line with 2 layers of parchment paper, extending paper 2 inches over edges.
3. Stir remaining whiskey and 1/2 cup brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat until sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil then remove from heat and let cool for 20 mins.
4. Meanwhile, beat butter and remaining sugar until just combined. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Add fruit mixture then stir in hazelnuts, flour, baking powder, spices and 1/2 cup of the cooled syrup. Transfer to prepared pan and bake for 3 hours 30 mins, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Warm remaining syrup then brush over cake. Cover with foil and let cool in pan.

dates, raisins, prunes, currants, golden raisins, apple, irish whiskey, light brown sugar, butter, eggs, ground hazelnuts, flour, ground nutmeg, baking powder, ground ginger, ground cloves

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