Photo: David Holifield
Caribbean Black Fruitcake Recipe
19 ingredients
2 (9-inch) loaves
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Also known as wedding cake, Christmas cake, and bolo pretu, among other monikers, this cake has roots throughout the Caribbean and is usually reserved for the...
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
971
Calories
23g
Protein
20g
Fat
167g
Carbs
Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Rum | 1/2 oz (15ml) | 32 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Prune | not in our table | 0 |
| Syrup | 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 3/4 cups whole raw almonds, coarsely chopped
- 1 3/4 cups dried cherries, coarsely chopped
- 1 3/4 cups prunes, coarsely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups dark rum, such as Myers’s, plus 4 tablespoons for brushing
- 1 1/2 cups raisins, coarsely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups ruby port
- 1 1/4 cups currants
- 3/4 cup candied orange peel, coarsely chopped
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground clove
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 4 sticks (1 pound) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
- 6 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup burnt sugar syrup
Directions
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By chow ·
Recipe sourced from
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