A bit like fruit cake - only not! Can't eat too much or you might get drunk... Definitely a Christmas favourite!
Ingredients
- ¼ lb cherries
- 1 lb local dried fruits (or raisins)
- 1 cup rum
- 1½ lbs. brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ lb flour
- 12 eggs
- 4 oz orange or lemon peel
- ½ lb butter
Preparation
- Grind dried fruits and soak it in 3 cups of rum. Store in an air tight container for three weeks.
- Prepare the caramel by heating 1 lb of the the sugar until it turns dark brown.
- Cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, soaked fruits, and rum. When it is well blended, pour the caramel.
- Add the flour with the baking powder and mixed spice.
- Fold in the cherries.
- Pour mixture in a baking pan and bake in a slow oven (about 300 degrees F.) for two hours. Remove cake from pan after two days.
http://guyanaoutpost.com/recipes/recipes-b.shtml#Black%20Cake
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