BAJAN BLACK CAKE

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BAJAN BLACK CAKE

 

INGREDIENTS

 

5 lbs mixed dried fruits (raisins,currants, prunes, cherries.

¼lb chopped nuts

½ lb mixed citrus peel

1½ to 2 lbs brown sugar

2 tbsp mixed spice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg etc)

10 eggs

1 cup rum

12 ozs flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 lb margarine

1 tsp. salt

1 cup port wine

1 tbsp vanilla essence

1 tbsp almond essence

1 cup water

¼ lb pineapple jam

Browning

 

METHOD

Mince the fruit and soak in 1 cup of rum with spices, essences, nuts, jam

and ¼ lb sugar

Mix ingredients well and put in a jar, cover and allow mixture to steep for

3 weeks or more.

When ready to bake, cook fruit over a low heat with 1 cup of water for 15

minutes.(This preliminary cooking of the fruit shortens baking time of cake

and reduces the possibility of the cake burning.)

Cream the butter/margarine and remaining sugar well and add eggs beating in

one at a time.Then add this to the fruit mixture.

Stir in enough browning to make the mixture dark brown in color. Add the

flour and baking powder last.

Place mixture into baking pans -greased and lined with 2 sheets of waxed

paper. Fill the pans ¾ full.

Bake in a 300 degree oven for 2½ to 3 hours. Test with skewer before

removing from oven.

As soon as cakes are removed from oven, prick all over with skewer and pour

slowly over them a mixture of rum and wine which the cakes will absorb.

Allow to remain in baking pans for 2 to 3 days to fully absorb liquor before

serving.

 

 

 

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