Fruit Cake

Ingredients:
All purpose flour (Maida) - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Honey - 3 tbsp
Instant coffee powder - 1 tbsp
Cardamom - 1
Cloves - 2
Anise - half inch piece
Cinnamon - half inch piece
Baking powder - 1/2 tbsp
Salt - pinch
Almonds - 10
Cashews - 10
Walnuts - 10
Dry dates - 3
Kismis - 10
Currants - 10
Dried apricots - 4
Dried plums - 4
Dried cranberries - 10
Dried black berries - 10
Dried blue berries - 10
Dried cherries - 10
Eggs - 1
Milk -1/4 cup
Butter - 2 tbsp
Brandy/Rum - 15-20 ml

Procedure:

1. Chopped dry fruits, raisins and other dried fruits are macerated overnight in brandy/rum.
2. Take all the spices (cardamom, cloves, anise, cinnamon), grind them in to fine powder and set aside.
3. Preheat the oven to 250 degree F. 
4. Take a mixing bowl, add butter, sugar, egg and mix it to get a smooth mixture.
5. Add milk,honey, maida, baking powder, instant coffee powder, 1/4 tbsp mixed spice powder, salt and beat the mixture to form a smooth batter.
6. Now add the macerated fruit bits in to the prepared batter and mix well.
7. Add the whole mixture in to butter coated cake bowl and bake it at 250 degree F for 1 hour.
8. Once the inserted tooth-pick comes out clean, the cake is done.

TIP: Brandy/Rum can be substituted with orange juice. It can also be prepared directly without macerating overnight.