"Full of seasonal fruit, almonds and spiked with whiskey, this cake is a new (and delicious) take on a holiday fruit cake...."
INGREDIENTS
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1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
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1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
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2 teaspoons grated orange peel
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3 tablespoons whiskey or bourbon
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3 red apples, unpeeled, quartered, cored, very thinly (1/4 inch) sliced
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1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
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1 cup water
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3/4 cup slivered almonds, finely ground
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1/3 cup vegetable oil
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4 eggs
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3 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
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1/4 cup apple jelly
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2 oz (from 8-oz container) mascarpone cheese, softened
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1/2 cup whipping cream
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1 tablespoon sugar
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Fresh cranberries and orange slices, if desired