The Best Christmas Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups dried fruit
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 1/4 cup figs
• 1/4 cup cherries
• 1/4 cup cranberries
• 1/4 cup blueberries
• 1 cup rum suggestion: Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
• 1/3 cup nuts choice I prefer pistachio halves for color and flavor, hazelnuts and pecans are great too
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest only colored portion of rind, grated
• 1 teaspoon orange zest only colored portion of rind, grated
• 200 grams brown sugar 1 cup packed
• 4 ounces apple juice ½ cup
• 2 tablespoons butter or ghee
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg
• 144 grams almond flour 1 ½ cup
• 56 grams coconut flour ½ cup
• 30 grams tapioca flour ¼ cup
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 eggs room temperature
• powdered sugar unchecked▢
• 1 1/2 cups dried fruit chopped, I used ½ c homemade tutti frutti mix, ½ c golden raisins, ½ c dates
• 1 cup rum I used bacardi gold
• 1/3 cup pistachios chopped
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest only colored portion of rind, grated or minced
• 1 teaspoon orange zest only colored portion of rind, grated or minced
• 1 cup coconut sugar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 2 tablespoons ghee
• 2 cloves freshly ground
• 2 cardamom pods freshly ground
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups almond flour
• 1/3 cup coconut flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs