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Rum Cake

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Rum Cake

Caribbean black cake — dark rum, caramelised sugar and dried fruits soaked for weeks, a festive celebration cake.

Total time
180 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
150 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
Caribbean
Vegetarian

Ingredients

500gmixed dried fruit (currants, prunes, raisins)
250mldark rum + extra to soak
250mlcherry brandy
300gplain flour
300gbutter
300gdark brown sugar
6eggs
2 tspmixed spice
2 tspcinnamon
200mlbrowning sauce

Instructions

1

Soak fruit in rum and cherry brandy for at least 1 week. Blend roughly.

2

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs. Fold in flour and spices.

3

Add browning sauce and soaked fruit.

4

Bake at 150°C in a lined tin for 2–2.5 hours.

5

Pour extra rum over hot cake. Repeat every few days for best results.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
925
Protein
18g
Fat
68.8g
Carbs
59.6g
Fiber
2.9g
Sodium
117mg

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