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| 1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease a 10 inch tube pan and line bottom with parchment paper. | 2. Soak raisins and cherries in 2 cups of bourbon or whiskey for 48 hours. Before making cake, drain well and reserve the bourbon. | 3. In a separate bowl, mix flour, nutmeg and baking powder. Set aside. | 4. In a small bowl, cream butter with the white sugar. In a separate small bowl, cream yolks and brown sugar until very light. | 5. In a very large bowl, combine the two sugar mixtures and blend well. | 6. Alternately add flour mixture and reserved bourbon in three stages, mixing well with each addition. | 7. Add soaked fruit and fold in. Add nuts and fold in. | 8. In a clean medium bowl, whip egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into batter until evenly distributed. | 9. Pour into prepared 10 inch tube pan. Place a pan of water in the bottom of the oven and bake for 4 to 5 hours at 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Ovens vary, so watch the baking time. Test cake with wooden pick. (May take longer than 5 hours). | 10. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes before turning out. When almost cool, brush sides and inside hole heavily with bourbon. Wrap cake with bourbon soaked cheesecloth, then with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight and saturate again with bourbon. Cover with plastic wrap and then with foil and store for at least 2 weeks in a cool dry place. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
bourbon	2	cups		-	-	-	-
golden raisin	8	ounces		684.9237	180.3481	7.6884	1.0433
red cherry	16	ounces halved	candied	226.7959	55.2475	4.5359	1.3608
butter	3/4	pound		1939.1444	89.0986	60.5898	163.2964
white sugar	2	cups		1548.0	399.92	0.0	0.0
egg yolk	6			328.44	3.6618	16.1772	27.0708
egg white	6			102.96	1.4454	21.581999999999997	0.3366
brown sugar	2	cups		1672.0	431.596	0.528	0.0
nutmeg	2	teaspoons	ground	23.1	2.1688	0.257	1.5976
baking powder	1	teaspoon		2.438	1.2742	0.0	0.0
purpose flour	5	cups		-	-	-	-
pecan	1	pound	chopped	1873.3387	351.0809	38.5554	39.4626
bourbon	1	cup		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.