Christmas Jamaican Black Cake

For the best mouthwatering jamaican black fruit cake fruits should be soaked in red.

Christmas jamaican black cake.

In a heavy skillet combine 1 lb. This dark and spongy cake is a labor of love that is rich in flavors from rum soaked fruits. Jamaican black cake is thought to be derived from the british figgy pudding but with an island twist. In a large bowl mix all the fruits thoroughly with the wine and the rum.

A jamaican christmas isn t complete without our fruit cake. It is very popular during christmas time and is most often served with sorrel. Growing up i remember having black cake at weddings and christmas time. The black cake made for weddings always had a layer of almond paste and royal icing on top then adorned with little silver sugar beads.

If you know anything at all about west indian caribbean culture you already know that jamaican black cake is a must have at christmas time. No one fruit cake is equal and the texture may differ depending on whose making it. A jamaican christmas celebration is not complete without traditional jamaican christmas fruit cake. Jamaican black cake or christmas pudding is a spiced cake made with a combination of raisins cherries prunes and other fruits.

The traditional jamaican black cake is preferred and baked by most jamaicans during the christmas season. Brown sugar 1 c. While it has traditionally been thought of as a christmas cake it is actually baked and eaten all year round. This recipe is for two 9 inch cakes.

Beat in eggs then add rum lime juice vanilla almond extract and lime zest. Let the fruit sit covered at room temperature for 2 wks. If you didn t know before now a caribbean christmas dinner invite will almost certainly net you a slice of the most alcoholic cake you will ever eat. It has been a favored gift amongst jamaicans during the christmas season.

While traditionally it s a cake for christmas it is also paired with a white fondant for traditional wedding cakes as well. I especially loved the piece of black cake that was right under the almond paste. As with cooking every jamaican has a slightly different recipe which still turns out great. The jamaican black cake also called jamaican fruit cake is the traditional christmas cake of jamaica made from rum wine soaked fruits wine and love.

A cousin of the british plum pudding this decadent expensive treat is made using an array of wine.