Traditional Jamaican Christmas Cake Recipe

• 2 lbs. raisins
• 1/2 pound currants
• 1 pound prunes
• 1/2 pound cherries
• 1/4 pound dates
• 1/4 pound mixed peel
• Grated rind of 1 green lime
• Burnt sugar for coloring
• 2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 pt. rum
• 1 pt. port wine
• 12 Large eggs
• 1 pound butter
• 3/4 pound dark sugar
• 1/2 pound flour
• 1/2 pound bread crumbs
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 2 teaspoon grnd cinnamon
• Healthy pinch of cloves
• 1 pt. sherry

Directions