Sunday, October 7, 2007

Jamaican Wedding Cake

Jamaican Wedding Cake is also called, "Black Cake."

INGREDIENTS :

  • 6 ounces or 1.5 cup flour
  • 8 ounces margarine or butter
  • 8 ounces sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 pound raisins
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 ounces mixed peel
  • 4 ounces cherries
  • 1/2 pound prunes (chopped)
  • 1 cup wine/brandy
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • finely grated rind of 1 lime/lemon
  • 2 tablespoons browning

METHOD:

  1. Cream butter, sugar and browning until soft and fluffy.
  2. Sieve all dry ingredients together
  3. Beat eggs, wine/brandy together.
  4. Add egg mixture to creamed butter and sugar.
  5. Add fruits.
  6. Add flour and fold in. Do no over-beat when mixing.
  7. Bake at 350F for 1 1/2 hours.
  8. Yield: 9' round cake.

For more recipies like this see...http://www.jamaicans.com/

1 comment:

  1. That sounds yummy. I love that it has cherries and raisins in it.

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