Christmas Cake

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1/2 pound unsalted butter

1/2 pound light brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 teaspoons lime juice

1 teaspoon lime zest

6 eggs

6 ounces fresh bread crumbs

6 ounces flour

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1 cup rum

1 pint Port

4 cups mixed marinated fruit, recipe follows, squeezed and finely chopped

Mixed Marinated Fruit:

1 pound black raisins

1 pound golden raisins

1 pound prunes, cut in quarters or eighths, depending on size

4 cinnamon sticks

2 vanilla beans, split

Jamaican white rum

Jamaican spiced rum

Port