Tropical white Christmas cake - Canadian Living website.

I bought packages of dried fruit at Walmart (Joe Brand).  Chop into small pieces so the cake will not crumble when you cut it.  Soak in Rum for 24 hours, stir occasionally.

After soaking I transferred to a large bowl and added 125mL flour (1/2 cup), I believe it keeps the fruit from clumping together.

Remaining flour ingredients in a bowl.  I toasted the almonds before cutting.  I drained marashino cherries and cut in half.

Butter and sugar, cream, add eggs one a time.  I break mine into a bowl to make sure there is no shell.

to keep track of how many eggs you have used put the broken pieces back in the egg carton.

make sure there are no lumps of butter before adding flour.

Parchment lined small loaf tins (for gift giving). I folded the fruit into the cake batter using the stir setting.

Bake on the low rack of the oven, the pan of water keeps the cake moist.  Once cooled remove from tins and use a brush to coat with rum

I added a layer of marzipan and royal icing.