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Caribbean Black Cake
Ingredients
  • subheading: FOR THE FRUIT MIXTURE:
  • ⅔ pound/300 grams raisins
  • ⅔ pound/300 grams currants
  • ⅔ pound/300 grams pitted prunes
  • ⅔ pound/300 grams sultanas
  • ⅓ cup candied red cherries
  • ⅓ cup mixed peel
  • 2¼ cups/500 milliliters white rum
  • 2¼ cups/500 milliliters port wine
  • subheading: FOR THE CAKE:
  • Baking spray
  • 3½ cups/454 grams all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg (preferably freshly grated)
  • 1 pound/452 grams unsalted butter (4 sticks), at room temperature
  • 1 pound/454 grams dark brown sugar
  • 12 large eggs
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 3 teaspoons mixed essence
  • Dash of Angostura bitters
  • ¼ cup burnt sugar syrup or browning (or as desired; see Tip)
  • ¼ cup dark rum, for basting the finished cakes, plus more as needed
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