Prepare fruit; place in a bowl with peel, pineapple and rum; soak overnight. In another bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add Beaten eggs gradually, mix well. Then add fruit with nuts, orange rind and ...

Place all the fruit and rum into a large mixing bowl. Cover with plastic and leave overnight. Pre-heat oven to 150 C. Line two 18cm cake tins with baking paper. Add coconut to the fruit mixture and ...

Add about 2-3 tablespoons of dark rum to the batter; this will infuse the cake with moisture while giving it a luscious, slightly caramelized flavor. Dark rum pairs beautifully with spices like ...

Plum cake has been a Christmas staple for centuries, and the preperation starts as early as a month before the festival day.