Fruitcake Wreath

This version of fruitcake was inspired by one that was given to me for Christmas a few years ago by the French Culinary Institute. It changed my thinking about glacéed fruit. I discovered that high-quality glacéed fruit, particularly orange and lemon peel (see ChefShop in Ingredients Sources), when soaked in dark rum is absolutely delicious, providing the ideal vehicle for absorbing a large quantity of the rum.

In addition to the glacéed fruit, what ma