Jamaican black cake is a total classic baking recipe. Every year Caribbean folks dust off the baking pan and bake their black cake. Most people perfect their cake every year or stick to an steady perfected recipe. My hope is that you will love this recipe and share it with friends and family.
Preparation
- Red label wine
- White rum
- Dried fruits
- Sugar
- Flour
- Spices
Desserts That Compliments Jamaican Black Cake
- Rum and raisin ice cream
- Ice cream cake
- Hot chocolate
- Peanut punch
- Guinness punch
- Peanut drops
Substitutions
- Red label wine – can be substituted with any spice wine with rich flavors.
Jamaican Black Cake
This is a classic Jamaican dessert that has been perfected by many Jamaicans. Black cakes can be made in various ways, some soak the dried fruits for a year others soak it for days to weeks. I will show you quick way to make Jamaican Black Cake.
Equipment
- 12 inch baking tin
- Plastic spatula
Ingredients
- 1 pound (s margarine)
- 1 pound (s brown sugar)
- 8 medium eggs
- 1 teaspoon (s vanilla essence)
- 1/2 teaspoon (s almond flavouring)
- 1 pound (s flour)
- 1/2 teaspoon (s mixed spice)
- 4 teaspoon (s baking powder)
- 2 teaspoon (s nutmeg)
- 6 tablespoon (s browning)
- 3 cup (s Red Label Wine)
- 1 pound (s mixed fruits, soaked)
Instructions
- Cream the margarine and sugar until it is fluffy.
- Add in eggs slowly – one at a time. Stir in vanilla essence and almond liquid as well.
- Combine baking powder, nutmeg, flour, and mixed spice in a separate bowl.
- Divide the flour mixture into three equal parts and the liquid into two equal parts.
- Fold the flour mixture into the margarine and sugar mixture then add mixed fruits, red wine and Browning.
- Grease a 12 inch baking tin and scrape the ingredients in.
- Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes at 180°C/350°F. Occasionally test the cake by placing a a knife or tooth pick in and observe if it comes out dry.
- Pour ¼ cup of Wray & Nephew White Rum as well as ¼ cup Red Label Wine over the cake. (Use rum and wine to your own discretion.)
6 Comments
This is wonderful!All is interesting and beautiful.
Indeed
How many does this recipe feeds, it say 6 but surely a lot more. 🤔
It can feed 6 comfortably given that each eats several slices.
what is mixed spice ? can someone let me know what that is so I can buy it please ? 🙂
Just check the spice isle. Mix spice should be there. You can also use mix essence