How To Make Trinidad Black Cake
This Trinidad black cake is a unique holiday dessert that you should definitely try. The alcohol-soaked fruits give this cake a nice depth of flavor.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Fruit Mixture:
- 3cupsraisins
- 2cupscurrants
- 1cupprunes
- â…”cupcandied mixed peel
- 1¼cupscherry brandy
- ½cupdark brown sugar
- 6tbspDark Rum
- 1tspmixed spice
For Cake Batter:
- 2cupsbutter,softened
- 1¾cupsdark brown sugar
- 10pcseggs
- 4cupsself-rising flour,sifted
- 1tspvanilla extract
Instructions
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Place raisins, currants, prunes, and mixed peel in a food processor.
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Process until finely chopped and then transfer to a large jar.
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Pour cherry brandy, ½cup brown sugar, dark rum, and mixed spice into the jar; mix well and seal.
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Refrigerate for a minimum of 2 weeks and a maximum of 3 months, stirring occasionally until flavors blend.
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and line two 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper.
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Combine butter and 1¾ cup brown sugar in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
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Beat in eggs until smooth. Beat in raisin mixture until evenly incorporated.
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Fold in flour and vanilla extract gradually until the batter is smooth and falls off the back of a lifted spoon.
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Divide batter between the prepared cake pans. Cover cake pans loosely with aluminum foil.
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Bake in the preheated oven for about 2½ hours, or until cakes are firm and spring back when lightly pressed.
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Cool cakes in the pans for at least 8 hours up to overnight. Wrap in aluminum foil to keep moist.
Recipe Notes
- If the cake batter is very stiff after step 8, thin with 1 to 2 tablespoons cherry brandy.
- If not serving the cake right away, brush tops with dark rum before wrapping it in aluminum foil.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 685.35kcal
- Fat:Â 26.09g
- Saturated Fat:Â 15.50g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.94g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 7.00g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.56g
- Carbohydrates:Â 94.13g
- Fiber:Â 3.96g
- Sugar:Â 60.35g
- Protein:Â 8.58g
- Cholesterol:Â 160.98mg
- Sodium:Â 432.20mg
- Calcium:Â 184.44mg
- Potassium:Â 559.85mg
- Iron:Â 3.39mg
- Vitamin A: 242.57µg
- Vitamin C:Â 2.21mg
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