Caribbean fruit cake recipe: 59 photos
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FAQ
Use a combination of raisins, currants, golden raisins, prunes, dried cherries, or any dried fruit you prefer. For even better results, soak dried fruit in wine for at least 3 weeks or boil the fruit in the wine. Additional wine or rum can be brushed onto the cake as needed to keep it moist.
Christmas cakes are also commonly made with pudding while a fruit cake uses butter, however there are Christmas cake recipes that do contain butter. The traditional Scottish Christmas cake, also known as the Whisky Dundee, is very popular. It is a light crumbly cake with currants, raisins, cherries and Scotch whisky.
The rich, molasses-spiced cake filled with drunken dried fruits is a part of Christmas festivities throughout the Caribbean. The cake likely evolved from holiday plum pudding recipes British colonizers brought to the West Indies in the 18th century.
Black Cake
| 1 | pound pitted prunes |
|---|---|
| 4 | ounces mixed dried citrus peel |
| 2 | cups cherry brandy (Manischewitz Concord Grape Wine is an apt substitute) |
| 1 | quart dark rum |
| 2 1/2 | cups granulated sugar |
Jamaica's national fruit, the ackee is commonly used as the main ingredient in the island's traditional food dish, ackee and saltfish. This pear-shaped produce features a mild, nutty taste, which is why it is commonly curried over rice or cooked with tomatoes, onions, and codfish.
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