1/4 cup sugar, 1 tbsp water, ¼ cup warm water, and 1tsp vanilla
extract.

Bring 1 cup sugar, 1/4 lb butter (room temperature), 3 eggs.
Blend sugar and butter by adding the eggs one by one.

1 cup all- purpose flour, 2 tsp baking powder , 1/2 tsp salt, 1
tsp spice powders (cinnamon powder, ginger powder, cloves powder,
and nut mug powder).

1 cup of dried fruits (apricots, dates, raisins, cherries,
currants, plums, tutty-fruity, etc) and 1/2 cup of nuts (cashews,
almonds, walnuts, etc

And 1/4 tsp grated orange or lemon zest.

Step1: In medium heat, heat ¼ cup of sugar with 1 tbsp of water
and keep stirring until the color changes from light brown to
dark brown. This would take minimum 15 minutes. Once the color
becomes darker, remove the pan and pour ¼ cup warm water. To this
add the 1tsp vanilla extract.

Step 2: Blend sugar and butter by adding the eggs one by one.

Step 3:In a mixing bowl,all- purpose flour, baking powder,salt,
spice powders

Step 4:  Bringing Step 1, 2, and 3 together. Mix flour, salt,
baking powder, spice powders, add caramel water and blend well,
and add the sugar, butter egg mixture and blend them together.

Step 5: Bringing the nuts and dry fruits together. To the above,
add 1 cup of dried fruits (apricots, dates, raisins, cherries,
currants, plums, tutty-fruity, etc) and ½ cup of nuts (cashews,
almonds, walnuts, etc). Add the fruits to the mixture and add ¼
tsp grated orange or lemon zest.