Trinidad Black Cake

Ingredients

• 1 lb mixed dried fruit (raisins, prunes, currants), soaked in rum and cherry brandy for at least 2 weeks
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 5 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup browning (burnt sugar syrup)
• 1/2 cup dark rum, for soaking after baking

Instructions

1. 1Blend the rum-soaked dried fruit into a coarse paste.
2. 2Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy, then beat in eggs one at a time.
3. 3Fold in the fruit paste, flour, baking powder, mixed spice, vanilla, and browning until well combined.
4. 4Pour the batter into a greased and lined cake pan.
5. 5Bake at 275F for about 2 hours, until a skewer comes out clean.
6. 6Let the cake cool completely, then poke holes and pour additional dark rum over the top to soak in.
7. 7Wrap tightly and let mature at least a few days before serving.

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