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Caribbean Black cake with a cherry on top
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Caribbean Black Cake

A delicious boozy cake from the Caribbean. Trust me your guests will get happy eating this one!
Please note times does not include soaking the fruit in the rum, allow a couple of days.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Caribbean
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 646kcal
Author Darlene at International Cuisine

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1-2 pounds dried fruits raisins, prunes, cherries, apricots
  • 1 cup strong rum
  • 1 cup sweet wine Cherry, grape or plum
  • 10 ounces unsalted butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 2 ¼ cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons browning
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon all spice
  • 2 teaspoons grated Lime
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • confectioners sugar for dusting
  • Maraschino cherries for garnish

Instructions

Instructions

  • Chop all the fruit into little chunks, then place in a large bowl.
  • Pour rum and wine in the bowl of fruit, add enough alcohol to cover the fruit. Cover and leave in a cool place so it soaks up the alcohol. The longer the better.
  • Pour the soaked fruit together with any remaining juices into a blender and blend until smooth.
  • Pre-heat the oven to 325°F. Grease and line the cake pan with parchment paper..
  • Cream together the butter and sugar at high speed until fluffy.
  • Stir in the eggs, a one at a time, beating the mixture well between each one.
  • Sift in the flour, baking powder, followed by browning, molasses, into the batter. Then add fruit blend, nutmeg, cinnamon, all spice lime zest, rum, almond and vanilla extract.

Nutrition

Calories: 646kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 142mg | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 537mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 825IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 144mg | Iron: 2.9mg