In a small bowl, soak fruit with rum. Let stand overnight. If you are in a hurry, put it in the microwave until hot them let cool and use.

Cream together butter, oil, and sugar. Add eggs, Fiori di Sicilia, and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together baking powder, salt, and flour. Set aside.

Stir in one third of the flour mixture, add half of the milk. Repeat, making sure to begin and end with flour. Add the dried fruit and gently fold into the batter.

Divide the batter evenly into a muffin tin lined with paper liners, or you can use these pretty panettone wrappers. Next time, I would just make 6 instead of trying to stretch it to 9. Sprinkle with sugar.

Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 18 to 25 minutes. The cooking time will vary depending on what you bake them in.