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Bajan Black Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Bajan Black Cake

17 ingredients 11 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1016
Calories
23g
Protein
20g
Fat
174g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 20 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Pineapple 1 cup chunks (165g) 82
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Port Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Fruits not in our table 0
Prune not in our table 0
Nuts not in our table 0
Citrus Peel not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 5 lbs mixed dried fruits (raisins,currants, prunes, cherries.
  • ¼lb chopped nuts
  • ½ lb mixed citrus peel
  • 1½ to 2 lbs brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp mixed spice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg etc)
  • 10 eggs
  • 1 cup rum
  • 12 ozs flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 lb margarine
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup port wine
  • 1 tbsp vanilla essence
  • 1 tbsp almond essence
  • 1 cup water
  • ¼ lb pineapple jam
  • Browning

Directions

1

Mince the fruit and soak in 1 cup of rum with spices, essences, nuts, jam and ¼ lb sugar

2

Mix ingredients well and put in a jar, cover and allow mixture to steep for 3 weeks or more.

3

When ready to bake, cook fruit over a low heat with 1 cup of water for 15 minutes.(This preliminary cooking of the fruit shortens baking time of cake and reduces the possibility of the cake burning.)

4

Cream the butter/margarine and remaining sugar well and add eggs beating in one at a time.Then add this to the fruit mixture.

5

Stir in enough browning to make the mixture dark brown in color. Add the flour and baking powder last.

6

Place mixture into baking pans -greased and lined with 2 sheets of waxed paper. Fill the pans ¾ full.

7

Bake in a 300 degree oven for 2½ to 3 hours. Test with skewer before removing from oven.

8

As soon as cakes are removed from oven, prick all over with skewer and pour slowly over them a mixture of rum and wine which the cakes will absorb.

9

Allow to remain in baking pans for 2 to 3 days to fully absorb liquor before serving.

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Category:Barbadian Recipes

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Category:Barbadian Desserts

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