Jamaican Black Cake

1 1 4 cups white rum such as appleton.

Jamaican black cake.

As with cooking every jamaican has a slightly different recipe which still turns out great. I find it very delicious. Famous for its uniquely dense texture dark color rich and robust taste. This is the best.

In a mixer cream butter and 1 pound light or dark brown sugar until smooth and fluffy. Which is very important in creating our expertly made black cake chef sweet t makes her own candied mix peel for her soaked fruits. As i have learned shortcuts like boiling and blending the fruits and beating the eggs whole will ruin the texture and flavor of your cake. This recipe is for two 9 inch cakes.

No one fruit cake is equal and the texture may differ depending on whose making it. I wanted to make it in smaller loaves rather than one big cake. The traditional jamaican black cake is preferred and baked by most jamaicans during the christmas season. 1 cup dried figs.

1 cup pitted dates. It requires a good deal of costly ingredients time and technique. For the best mouthwatering jamaican black fruit cake fruits should be soaked in red. Sweet t s black cake recipe includes a variety of sweet flavorful fruit such as.

I had never attempted a fruitcake before and this year did it to surprise my husband. This is the cake that takes the cake. Jamaican black cake or christmas pudding is a spiced cake made with a combination of raisins cherries prunes and other fruits. Wanting to make it for myself i found ths recipe to try.

1 2 cup sliced almonds. The jamaican black cake also called jamaican fruit cake is the traditional christmas cake of jamaica made from rum wine soaked fruits wine and love. There is a reason i don t bake them. A jamaican christmas isn t complete without our fruit cake.

If you decide to do this pay close attention to your baking time. 1 1 4 cups port wine. 1 2 cup brandied cherries with their liquid or substitute maraschino. Plums raisins citron or mixed peel and cherries soaked in jamaican rum and sweet red wine the fruits are soaked for at least 8 months for maximum taste and consistency.

While traditionally it s a cake for christmas it is also paired with a white fondant for traditional wedding cakes as well. Butter three 9 inch or four 8 inch cake pans. I first had jamaican black cake from a monastery in northern michagan. Helpful 32 buttrflylace3535 rating.

This beloved rum soaked fruit cake is highly revered and sought after during christmas time as well as weddings and celebrations. Well atleast that is the reviews i have gotten since christmas. This is a real jamaican fruit cake recipe not the things that comedians make fun of every holiday season.