Black Fruit Cake

This is a dark, rum-flavored fruit cake from the Caribbean area.

Black Fruit Cake
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup citrus spice syrup (see )
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups dark rum-soaked dried fruit
1/4 - 1/2 cup dried fruit and nut filling (see )
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Preheat oven to 350◦F. Line an 8x8 inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, beat the oil and syrup. Beat in the eggs, then the vanilla. Fold in remaining ingredients (including rum). Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake for about an hour until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm or cool. I cut mine into hearts and served with coconut caramel custard.