Black Cake (Caribbean Rum Soaked Fruit Cake) Alica's Pepperpot

When well mixed, fold in the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon. Add soaked fruits, mixed peel, cherries, and almonds if using to the mixture. Add browning till you get the the desired color. (See note 2) Stir well. Pour mixture into cake pans and bake for 2 ½ hrs or until the tester comes out clean.

Black Cake (Caribbean Rum Soaked Fruit Cake) Alica's Pepperpot

Bake the cake at 275 degrees F for 60-80 minutes. As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, pour the cherry brandy + dark rum mixture on top. Brush to spread the alcohol mixture. This cake was photographed an hour after it was baked. As the cake cools, its texture and color will change.

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METHOD. Mince the fruit and soak in 1 cup of rum, stouts with spices, essences, nuts, jam, and ¼ lb sugar. Mix ingredients well and put in a jar, cover and allow the mixture to steep 1 hour. When ready to bake, cook fruit over a low heat with 1 cup of water for 15 minutes. (This preliminary cooking of the fruit shortens the baking time of cake.

So Very Very Thankful Bajan Christmas Fruit Cake "Black Cake"

This Barbados Christmas fruit cake is a desert that contains lots of rum and wine. Dried fruits are soaked in rum, wine, and falernum for up to a year, then.

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The cake comprises of fruits especially cherries, raisins, prunes, orange rind and as the name suggest rum. Differences with the original recipe are the use of Barbados' rum replacing the brandy. Preparations for this local delicacy are done 2 - 3 weeks in advance, where as the British Plum Pudding was done 24 hours in advance. The ingredients.

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Roughly chop the Prunes (3 2/3 cups). step 2. Put the Mixed Fruit Peel (4 3/4 cups), Lemons (to taste) peels, Raisins (1 1/2 cups), and Maraschino Cherry (1 cup) in a food processor. Add Dry Sherry (4 cups) and blend. Blend until it is a thick but smooth consistency (with a little chunkiness). step 3.

So Very Very Thankful Bajan Christmas Fruit Cake "Black Cake"

12 ozs. Flour. 1. Mince the fruit and soak in 1 cup of Plantation Grande Reserve Rum with spices, essences, nuts, jam and sugar. Mix ingredients well and put in a jar, cover and allow mixture to steep for 3 weeks or more. 2. When ready to bake, cook fruit over a low heat with 1 cup of water for 15 minutes.

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For Cake: Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Sift flour with baking powder, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, and salt; set aside. Cream butter. Add sugar and beat a few minutes. Scrape bowl occasionally with wooden spatula during beating. Add eggs one at a time, beating at medium speed.

So Very Very Thankful Bajan Christmas Fruit Cake "Black Cake"

Pour the soaked fruit with any remaining juices into a blender and blend until it has a paste-like consistency. Preheat the oven to 325°F/160°C. Grease and line the cake pan with parchment paper. Cream the butter and sugar at high speed until it's fluffy and starts to look white, about 3-5 minutes.

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Ingredients 1 lb mixed dried fruit; 1 cup rum; 1 cup butter; 1 cup brown sugar; 4 eggs; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp mixed spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice)

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Pour in enough batter to 2/3 up the pan and place in a preheated 250 F oven for 2.5 hours. Since your oven will differ from mine, I suggest you give the cake the toothpick test after the 2.5 hrs to see if it's fully baked. In the video below I explain this. If it's not fully cooked, put it back in for another 20-30 minutes.

So Very Very Thankful Bajan Christmas Fruit Cake "Black Cake"

Delicious, decadent and indulgent. Favorite at Christmas time, at weddings or for anniversaries.You can obtain your very own copy of Fine Dining Caribbean Ve.

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Use a ladle to scoop the dense cake mixture into the prepared pans. All ready for the oven. Bake in a 300 degree oven for 2-1/2 -3 hours with a bain-marie (pan filled with water on the bottom shelf of oven) until done. Water in bain-marie will need to be refreshed at intervals during baking.

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How to prepare. Mince the fruit and soak it in 1 cup of rum along with spices, essences, nuts, jam, and 0.25 lb (113 g) of sugar. Mix the ingredients well and put them in a jar. Cover the jar and allow the mixture to steep for 3 weeks or more. When ready to bake, cook the fruit over low heat with 1 cup of water for 15 minutes.

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Method. Mince the fruit and soak in 1 cup rum with the spices, essences, nuts and 100g (1/4lb) sugar.Mix these ingredients well, put them in a glass or earthenware jar, cover and allow mixture to steep for three weeks or longer.When ready to bake the cake, cream the butter and sugar well, and add the eggs beating in one by one.

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One at time, combine the eggs, then the lime zest, essences, and bitters. Transfer this mixture to a very large bowl. Then, in a separate bowl combine the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the butter mixture. Stir in the fruit and a 1/4 cup of the browning.