Hello Yssys:I found this recipe for Black Cake online.
Black CakeBlack cake is a cake that all West Indians enjoy. Usually this cake is made in the Christmas season and given as a present to relatives and friends. How could you possibly have Christmas festivities without it?! However, this cake can be enjoyed anytime during the year so go ahead and try making it. I'm sure you'll like it.
If you do try this recipe, I would greatly appreciate any feedback you may have about how it tasted and perhaps any suggestions you may have to improve upon this recipe
Ingredients:
3 oz dried fruit, mango, papaya (pawpaw), pineapple, red cherries
2 oz raisins, currants, chopped dates
3 eggs
2 teaspoons (tsp) vanilla (optional)
2 tsp browning sauce
1-1 half cup dark rum
1 fourth cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinammon
1 fourth cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 half cup (1 stick) softened butter
1 half cup chopped pecans
1 half tsp almond extract (optional)
1 half tsp ground nutmeg
1 fourth tsp ground cloves
1 fourth tsp salt
Confectioners sugar icing
Procedure:
Finely chop dried mango, papaya (pawpaw), pineapple and red cherries.
Place in a large bowl with the remaining fruits.
Pour enough rum over to cover; Then cover and allow to stand overnight or in a refridgerator for about one week or longer.
Line bottom of 9x5x3 loaf pan with wax paper.
Grease paper and sides of pan; Then dust with flour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating in vanilla, almond extract, and browning sauce if desired.
Drain fruits, reserving the rum. Measure 1 fourth cup rum and reserve remainder (if necessary, add additional rum to make a fourth cup.
Sift together the dry ingredients.
Add ingredients to mixer bowl alternatively with the fourth cup rum, beating just until there is a combined fold in fruits and nuts.
Turn into prepared pan and bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes; Then let it cool on a wire rack.
If desired, soak cheesecloth in rum and wrap the cloth around the cake.
Notes:
Amount of certain ingredients may vary depending on your tastes, such as the amount of rum.
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