Trinidad Black Cake

Name: Trinidad Black Cake
Ingredients: Cake:; 1 lb butter (use margarine for pareve); 1 lb sugar; 8 eggs; 1 tsp lemon essence; 2 tsp lime rind (zested); 2 tsp almond essence; 2 tsp vanilla; 1 lb all-purpose flour (use 1/2 cassava flour + 1/2 lb rice flour for gluten-free); 4 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp mixed spice; 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg; Fruit Base:; 1 lb pitted prunes; 1 lb raisins; 1 lb currants; 1 bottle rum; 2 tbsp Angostura bitters; Browning:; 1 lb brown sugar (I used Jaggery); 1/2 cup boiling hot water; Have on Hand:; 1 more bottle of rum

Trinidad Black Cake was pinched from <a href="http://bitemenewengland.blogspot.com/2011/03/lots-of-pork-and-recipe-for-trinidad.html" target="_blank">bitemenewengland.blogspot.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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Cake:

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1 lb butter (use margarine for pareve)

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1 lb sugar

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8 eggs

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1 tsp lemon essence

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2 tsp lime rind (zested)

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2 tsp almond essence

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2 tsp vanilla

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1 lb all-purpose flour (use 1/2 cassava flour + 1/2 lb rice flour for gluten-free)

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4 tsp baking powder

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2 tsp mixed spice

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1/2 tsp grated nutmeg

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Fruit Base:

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1 lb pitted prunes

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1 lb raisins

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1 lb currants

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1 bottle rum

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2 tbsp Angostura bitters

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Browning:

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1 lb brown sugar (I used Jaggery)

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1/2 cup boiling hot water

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Have on Hand:

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1 more bottle of rum

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