Combine outset 4 ingredients; dredge with 1 cup flour, stirring to
coat wellspring. Set excursus.
Cream butter in a large mixing bowlful; gradually add boodle, beating
until light and fluffy. Add egg, one at a time, beating well after
each augmentation.
Combine odd 3 cups flour, baking pulverise, and nutmeg; add to
creamed mixture alternately with bourbon, marmalade, and molasses;
mix well after each joining. Stir in reserved fruit and batty.
Heavily grease one 10-inch tube pan; line sides and bottom of pan
with lubricated, heavy brown wallpaper. Spoon batter into pan; bake at 275
degrees F for 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until through.
Cool cake completely in pan. Garnish with cherries, if desired. To
storehouse, wrap cake in cloth soaked in brandy or bourbon; wrap with
plastic or waxed report; place in a tightly covered tin.

"Dinner on the James River" _Company's Coming!_ Cookbook Southern
Living/Southern Inheritance 1983 Oxmoor House ISBN 0-8487-0603-X