Trini black cake recipe

Yield: 1 (9 Inch) Cake INGREDIENTS ¼ Cup Prunes, deseeded ¼ Cup Cherries ¼ Cup Raisins or Currants ¼ Cup Mixed Peel ¾ Cup Dark Rum ½ Cup Cherry Brandy 8 Oz Butter (Room Temperature) 1 1/3 Cups Brown Sugar 4 Large Eggs 1 Tsp Almond Essence 1 Tsp Vanilla Essence 2 Cups Flour 2 ¼ Tsp Baking Powder 2 Tsp Cinnamon Powder ¾ Tsp Nutmeg Powder ½ Tsp Elychee Powder (Cardamom) Zest of an Orange 1/3 Cup Browning ¼ Cup Chopped AlmondsTo Soak Cake: ½ Cup Dark Rum ¼ Cup Cherry…

If you're looking for a long-term baking project, this black cake from Trinidad will fit the bill. The fruit here is soaked in alcohol for two weeks.

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Trinidad Black Cake Black cake is traditionally served at Christmas and at Weddings, throughout the Caribbean. It's a rich, flavorful, rum infused fruitcake, blackened by burnt sugar syrup, that adds a distinct caramel flavor to the batter. In Trinidad, it is customary, to allow the fruit to soak for a year, before using it. There is also a quick soak method, where the fruit is simmered in 1-1/2 cups rum and 1/2 cup cherry brandy for 10 minutes, then cooled before using. There a many…

Not your average holiday fruitcake, black cake is a delectable cake filled with rum and fruit. It sounds simple, but creating it is an arduous task.

Learn how to make three Trinidadian specialties popular during the holiday season: pastelles, black cake and the ham accoutrement known as "chow chow"

Trinidad Black Cake. 1 lb prunes, seeded and chopped 1 lb raisins 1 lb currants 1 lb sultans 1/4 lb mixed peels 1/2 lb cherries chopped in half 1 1/2 cups cherry brandy 2 cups rum 2 cups or 1 lb...

Guyanese Black Cake is a rich, dense and moist cake. It is made with rum soaked fruits and a dark sugar caramel gives it its signature black color. It is traditionally made at Christmas and for weddings.

This time of year is filled with traditions—from family gatherings to recipes passed down from generation to generation. And while fruit cake is popular in some circles, folks from The Caribbean prefer the taste of Black Cake. I had to put a WhatsApp in to get the recipe for this one, which I like to call The Most Delicious Caribbean Black Cake Recipe. This incredible cake (thanks to a cousin in Trinidad) features an immediate sweet taste followed by a kick of rum.