Caribbean Black Cake

Step 1

Chop all the fruit into little chunks, then place in a large bowl.

Step 2

Pour rum and wine in the bowl of fruit, add enough alcohol to cover the fruit. Cover and leave in a cool place so it soaks up the alcohol. The longer the better.

Step 3

Pour the soaked fruit together with any remaining juices into a blender and blend until smooth.

Step 4

Pre-heat the oven to 325°F. Grease and line the cake pan with parchment paper..

Step 5

Cream together the butter and sugar at high speed until fluffy.

Step 6

Stir in the eggs, a one at a time, beating the mixture well between each one.

Step 7

Sift in the flour, baking powder, followed by browning, molasses, into the batter. Then add fruit blend, nutmeg, cinnamon, all spice lime zest, rum, almond and vanilla extract.