Wet ingredients including sugar:

• 1/4 lb butter
• 1 1/2 tsp rum extract(optional – see below*)
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 5 large eggs
• 1/4 cup orange juice (*or reduce and use rum)

Dry ingredients:

• 2 cups GF flour of choice (or: 1/4 cup each brown rice, buckwheat, sorghum, and teff flours)
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp allspice
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
• ½ Tbsp psyllium

Fruits and nuts:

• 1/4 lb pecan halves
• 3/4 lb mixed red and green candied cherries
• 1/2 lb walnut pieces
• 1/2 lb mixed candied fruit
• 1/2 lb Valencia, Lexia, or Thompson raisins
• 1/4 lb yellow candied pineapple (cut)
• 3/4 lb Sultana raisins (or more Thompson)
• 1/4 lb chopped dates
• 1/2 lb currants