Jamaican Black Cake

Jamaican Black Cake

from seasonedskilletblog.com
150 min
10 servings

Jamaican Black Cake, also know as Jamaican rum cake, wedding cake or Christmas cake is a rich and decadent traditional Caribbean dessert! Dried fruit is soaked in rum for months up to a year then added to this fruit cake with warm spices and wine making it super moist with maximum flavour. This staple Caribbean dessert recipe is enjoyed year round, particularly during holidays like Christmas, weddings, and celebrations!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Salted Butter (softened to room temp. plus more for greasing baking pan)
  • 1 cup Dark Brown Sugar (packed)
  • 6 Large Eggs (room temp.)
  • 2 tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • 5 tbsp Browning
  • 2 tbsp Molasses
  • 1 tbsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp Ground Allspice
  • 1 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour (spooned and leveled)
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 cups Fruit for Christmas Cake
  • 1/4 cup Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum (to be added to fruit when pureeing)
  • 1/4 cup J. Wray & Nephew Red Label Wine (to be added to fruit when pureeing)
  • Juice from 1/2 Lime
  • Zest from 1/2 Lime
  • 1/2 cup J. Wray & Nephew Red Label Wine (to pour overtop cake as soon as it comes out the oven. )
  • Red Label Wine and White Overproof Rum (combined as desired, to spritz cake every few days. )

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 300°F (149°C) and prepare a 9-inch round cake pan by greasing the bottom and sides using butter. Set aside an additional cake pan of water to be placed at the bottom of the oven during the baking process.

  2. 2

    Add the butter and dark brown sugar to a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer and cream on medium speed until light and fluffy (about 5 to 6 minutes). Set aside.

  3. 3

    Add eggs to another large bowl, and beat using a hand mixer or whisk until light yellow in colour and foamy on top (about 3 to 5 minutes). To the egg mixture add the vanilla, browning, molasses, lime juice and gently mix using low speed (about 30 seconds). Then, add cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, baking powder, salt, and lime zest and gently mix using low speed again (about 30 seconds).

  4. 4

    Pour egg mixture into the butter-sugar mixture, and fold well with a wooden spoon until fully mixed (about 3 minutes). Then fold in the pureed fruit mixture, and lastly the flour.

  5. 5

    Pour cake mixture into prepared cake pan and place into the oven along with the additional cake pan of water underneath (on the bottom rack) to ensure the cake does not dry out. Bake for approximately 2 hours (baking times will vary), cake is ready when a toothpick comes out clean or almost clean after inserting into the center of the cake.

  6. 6

    Once cake done, remove from oven and place cake pan on a cooling rack. Then, pour 1/2 cup of J. Wray & Nephew Red Label wine overtop while hot. Allow to soak into cake. Then when completely cooled, remove cake from pan, slice and enjoy!