Jamaican Christmas Cake Recipe

Step 2 stone dates and chop fine.

Jamaican christmas cake recipe.

Jamaican black cake is thought to be derived from the british figgy pudding but with an island twist. Puncture each cake several times with skewer. This cake will keep for 2 weeks in a cake tin but as it is very moist should not be kept for any longer. Do no over beat when mixing.

3 cups sugar brown 2 cups butter. Cream butter sugar and browning until soft and fluffy. Sieve all dry ingredients together. Stir in mixed fruit wine and molasses.

Step 1 store and stew prunes with sugar to taste then chop fine. Let stand for 3 days. Allow to cool for 1 hour then turn out and cool on a wire rack. Bake at 350f for 1 1 2 hours.

Jamaican christmas cake recipe. Beat in eggs then add rum lime juice vanilla almond extract and lime zest. Mix remaining rum with port. Sift together flour baking powder nutmeg allspice cinnamon and salt.

Jamaican fruit cake recipe jamaican christmas cake ingredients. Step 3 cut all fruit very fine except currants. Step 5 pour liquor on fruit and steep for at least 1 month. In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

12 eggs 8 oz butter 1 lb dark raisins ground or chopped lb prunes ground or chopped 1 teaspoon grated or ground nutmeg 1 ltr red label wine or wray and nephew overproof rum teaspoon cinnamon powder teaspoon mixed spice for baking teaspoon salt 3 teaspoon baking powder 3 cups baking flour. Add flour and fold in. Cakes can be wrapped in plastic wrap and stored at room temperature or in refrigerator for up to 1 month. Add to the creamed butter and sugar.

Bake for 30 mins then reduce the oven temperature to 150c 130c fan gas 2 for a further 1 1 2 1 3 4 hours until a skewer comes out clean. Decorate with extra cherries if liked. Beat eggs wine brandy together. Add egg mixture to creamed butter and sugar.

Step 4 place all fruit in a large jar omitting nuts. Let cool in pans. Cream butter and sugar.