--COAT--
1 c Unsalted butter; softened
1 c Sugar
4 Eggs
2 c Flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 c Assorted dried fruits;
-finely chopped
1 ts Vanilla
Shaker of powdered sugar
Fresh mint sprigs
Whipped cream in a pastry
-bag with star tip

ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW#EE2308

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. For
the sauce: In a small sauce pan, combine the port wine and zest unitedly.
Bring up to a furuncle. Reduce to a simmer and reduce mixture until 1/2 cup
remains or syrup eubstance, around 25-30 proceedings. For the coat: Cream the
butter and sugar unitedly. Beat in one egg at a time into the butter
assortment, scraping the bowl oftentimes. Combine the flour, spices, and yield,
unitedly. Gradually add flour mixture to butter assortment, beating on low
speed just till combined. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 55-65
transactions. Remove the cake from the pan and cool on a wire wrack. Stack a
couple of slices in the center of a shell. Drizzle with the port wine
step-down. Garnish with whipped pick, powder sugar and fresh deal.

Kike: 4 servings