Carrot Fruit Cake

Ingredients

 * 1 tb powdered sugar
 * 1 1/2 cup Sugar
 * 1 3/4 cup Sifted all purpose flour
 * 2 ts baking powder
 * 1/2 cup Chopped Dried peaches
 * 1/2 cup Chopped nuts
 * 1/2 cup Chopped figs
 * 3 tb Bourbon
 * 2 ts Ground cinnamon
 * 1/2 ts salt
 * 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
 * 1/4 ts Ground allspice
 * 3/4 cup toasted pecans
 * 3 eggs
 * 1 c (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
 * 2 ts extract
 * 2 lg carrots, peeled,

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 325 F.
 * 2) Generously butter 1 2-cup bundt pan.
 * 3) Dust pan with flour.
 * 4) Combine 1/2 cup Chopped dried apricots - 1/2 cup Chopped dried peaches =1/2 cup Chopped figs and Bourbon in medium bowl.
 * 5) Let stand 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
 * 6) Place flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and allspice in mixing bowl.
 * 7) Sift thoroughly . Add pecans and chopped nuts and transfer to sheet of waxed paper.
 * 8) Place eggs, then 1 1/2 cups Sugar into work bowl.
 * 9) Process until mixture is thick and light, about 1 minute.
 * 10) Add butter and vanilla.
 * 11) Process until mixture is fluffy, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary, about 1 minute.
 * 12) Transfer egg mixture to large bowl.
 * 13) Shred carrots in and Mix carrots into dried fruit mixture.
 * 14) Add 1/4 Cup dry ingredients and toss to coat,
 * 15) Separating fruit pieces.
 * 16) Stir fruit mixture gently into egg mixture.
 * 17) Fold in remaining dry ingredients. Transfer batter.
 * 18) Bake until tester inserted near center of cake comes out clean, about one hour.