| 1 | lb | Dark raisons; minced |
| 1 | lb | Pitted prunes; minced |
| 1 | lb | Dried currents; minced |
| 1 | lb | Glacee'd cherries; minced |
| 6 | oz | Glacee'd lemon peel; minced |
| 6 | oz | Glacee'd orange peel; minced |
| 1 | | Bottle (1.2 pints) Manischewitz Concord Grape wine |
| 1 | | Bottle (750) dark rum |
| 2 | lb | Dark brown sugar |
| 4 1/2 | c | All purpose flour |
| 4 | ts | Double - acting baking powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Freshly grated nutmeg |
| 1/2 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 4 | | Sticks (2 cups) unsalted butter, softened |
| 10 | lg | Eggs |
| 1 | tb | Vanilla |
| 1 1/2 | c | Almond paste (about 3/4 lb) if desired |
| | For The Icing |
| 7 | c | Confectioners sugar (about 2 lb), sifted |
| 6 | lg | Egg whites at room temperature |
| 2 | tb | Strained fresh lemon juice |
| | Silver Drage'es for decorating the cake |
