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GUYANA BLACK CAKE
Photo: David Holifield

GUYANA BLACK CAKE

9 ingredients 6 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

795
Calories
21g
Protein
21g
Fat
131g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Raisin 1 small box (28g) 85
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Prune not in our table 0
Fruit Juice 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

  • 1 1/2 lb. flour,
  • 1 lb. butter,
  • 1 lb. dark sugar,
  • 1 1/2 lb. raisin,
  • 1 1/2 lb. prunes,
  • 1 doz. eggs,
  • 1 lb. walnuts,
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder,
  • 1/2 bottle fruit juice.

Directions

1

Soak fruit in the fruit juice for a month. Grease and doubly line an 8" cake pan. Cream sugar and margarine. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each egg.

2

Add fruits and stir well. Sift flour, baking powser and mix together. Fold flour into liquid ingredients, a littel at a time. Mix to a soft dropping consistency (using more fruit juice if needed).

3

Add 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and vanilla. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake in a slow oven at 300 degrees for 2 hrs.

4

Sprinkle fruit juice over cake immediately after it is baked. Repeat 3 or 4 times.

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Category:French Guianese Recipes

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Category:French Guianese Desserts

Recipe sourced from fandom

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