Traditional Jamaican Wedding Cake Recipe

Royal icing this is an icing that becomes quite hard beat 2 egg whites to a froth add 1 lb 454 g of confectioner 39 s sugar a little at a time on low speed add the juice of one lemon and continue beating until stiff peaks form using a knife dipped in hot water spread the icing over the almond paste

Add eggs a little at a time add soaked fruits with their liquid and enough caramelized sugar to make it as dark as desired add dry ingredients and nuts pour batter into 9 or 10 springform pan greased and bottom lined with waxed paper bake at 300 degrees for about 2 to 2 1 2 hours

Double the ingredients for two cakes or halve them for a smaller 6 inch cake to enhance the flavour and texture of your jamaican black cake add more wine or rum as needed let the cake sit for a week before serving to deepen the flavors if you prefer a cakier texture add 1 2 cup breadcrumbs and 1 cup flour

Make the cake preheat the oven to 250 degrees fahrenheit 121c and prepare a 10 inch baking pan by using a pan liner and greasing the sides set aside mix the all purpose flour plain breadcrumbs baking powder cinnamon nutmeg allspice and salt in a bowl and set aside

Cream butter and sugar until soft and fluffy add eggs and vanilla and beat together add dry ingredients except flour and mix well fold in flour soaked fruits red label wine and browning alternately into the mixture until all the ingredients are finished grease bottom of 10 inch baking tin then add batter

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Preheat your oven to 250 f 121 c next blend the alcohol soaked fruits in a blender or food processor until smooth set aside until the cake ingredients are combined then line the bottom of a 10 inch springform pan or cake pan with a circle of parchment paper

It works very well in keeping in the liquid when having to pour rum over the cake bake the cake at 275 degrees f for 60 80 minutes as soon as the cake comes out of the oven pour the cherry brandy dark rum mixture on top brush to spread the alcohol mixture this cake was photographed an hour after it was baked

Step 3 place a rack in middle of oven preheat to 250 coat two 9 diameter cake pans with nonstick vegetable oil spray and line bottoms with parchment paper rounds bring ½ cup dark rum and

Cream butter and remaining brown sugar add eggs a little at a time add soaked fruits with their liquid and enough caramelized sugar to make it as dark as desired add dry ingredients and nuts pour batter into 9 or 10 springform pan greased and bottom lined with waxed paper bake at 300 degrees for about 2 to 2 1 2 hours

Preheat oven to 250f prepare two round cake pans by spraying with nonstick baking spray combine flour almond flour baking powder and spices in a bowl and set aside in a stand mixer cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy about 5 minutes on high speed

Grease a 10 inch round cake tin and line it with a layer of baking parchment paper preheat the oven to 150 c fan or 325 f or gas mark 3 in a kitchen bowl sift the plain flour and the baking powder add and combine the ground allspice cinnamon powder and freshly grated nutmeg

Wine and rum soaked raisins cherries prunes or other dried fruit are used to make jamaican black cake also known as rum cake the cake s distinctive dark color and flavor are a result of browning additionally it has molasses vanilla and spice flavors cached the rich and decadent jamaican black cake also known as jamaican rum cake

Bake cake anywhere between 275 300 degrees for 90 minutes as soon as the cake comes out of the oven pour the cherry brandy dark rum mixture on top brush to distribute polish heritage cookery by robert strybel maria strybel hippocrene books 2005 in step 2 add ¹ cup cream to egg yolks after sugar and salt do not whisk in rum

Combine baking powder nutmeg flour and mixed spice in a separate bowl divide the flour mixture into three equal parts and the liquid into two equal parts fold the flour mixture into the margarine and sugar mixture then add mixed fruits red wine and browning bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes at 180 c 350 f

Put a clean kitchen rag in soap and water add several drops of bleach in it avoid using scrubbers squeeze the rag remove excess water wipe the counter tops kitchen appliances and then stove clean after that wipe it again with just water or add several drops of bleach in the water

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f grease 2 cake pans and line them with brown or wax paper in a stand mixer combine the butter flour brown sugar baking powder allspice cinnamon cloves

Pour the soaked fruit with any remaining juices into a blender and blend until it has a paste like consistency preheat the oven to 325 f 160 c grease and line the cake pan with parchment paper cream the butter and sugar at high speed until it s fluffy and starts to look white about 3 5 minutes

In fact most caribbean weddings have two wedding cakes a more traditional wedding cake and a caribbean black cake often it is pre packaged to go as the take home wedding favor jamaican black cake guyanese black cake trinidad black cake and aruba curacao bolo pretu are all different variations of the same caribbean style christmas cake

Royal icing in a large mixing bowl combine the sifted confectioners sugar egg whites rose water and fresh lime juice use an electric hand mixer on low speed to blend the ingredients until combined or until the desired consistency is reached if using food colouring add in and mix until evenly distributed

Directions wash and dry fruit then put through food processor to chop soak in 3 4 c rum in covered container for at least three weeks stirring every few days when ready make cake heat 1 pound brown sugar in heavy bottomed frying pan until melted simmer until dark dark dark brown

Place the fruits into a food processor and chop fruits the fruits may become a bit stiff to go round add 2 oz of the wine and help it to rotate a bit smoother turn the fruit mixture out into a large bowl and add the remainder of the wine cinnamon rum and brandy mix gently but thoroughly until all combined

Grease three 9 2 inch round cake pans line with parchment paper rounds then grease the parchment paper parchment paper helps the cakes seamlessly release from the pans if it s helpful see this parchment paper rounds for cakes video post whisk the cake flour salt baking powder and baking soda togethe