Jamaican Fruit Cake
Serves 2
The ingredients rum, molasses and sugar in Jamaican Rum Cake, speaks to the island’s long colonial history with Great Britain.
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What you need

tbsp ground cinnamon

tbsp ground nutmeg

cup browning sauce

tbsp unsulphured molasses
tsp baking powder

cup all purpose flour
lime
egg
light-brown sugar

salted butter

cup prune

cup citron

sweet cherries

cup currant

cup golden raisin
Instructions
In a large bowl, combine the raisins, currants, cherries, citron and prunes. Some of the fruit will naturally stick together because of the sugars. Use your hands to separate and mix the fruit together. In a blender, pulse the fruit mixture in batches using the wine as the liquid for blending. Depending on the size of your blender cup, you may need to do 2 or 3 batches. Do not completely blend the fruit until smooth. Pulsing will ensure that the fruit still has good sized pieces and is not entirely smooth. Transfer the blended fruit mix to a container with a lid. Add ½ cup of rum, cover and store in a dry and cool place. The fruit can soak for a few months so this is great to make ahead of time. If you don't have time for a long rum-soak, you can boil the fruit in the wine and rum mixture before pulsing it slightly in a blender. Grease a 9 inch tin with butter or cooking spray. Line the base of the tin with grease, wax or parchment paper. Set tin aside until ready. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl using a stand mixer or hand mixer until light and fluffy. This can take anywhere from 25-30 minutes on medium speed. To the same bowl, add eggs (one at a time), lime zest, and beat well. Add 2.5 cups of the soaked fruit mixture. Use a large wooden spoon to incorporate well. Mix in browning, molasses, ½ cup rum and vanilla and set aside. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add flour and spice mixture to wet ingredients in 2 amounts. Use a cut and fold method to incorporate the flour. Use the back of the spoon to break apart large lumps if they form. Transfer batter to a greased and lined baking tin. Bake for about 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick used to prick the center of the cake comes out clean. Once the cake is removed from the oven and is still hot, spray with a mixture of two tablespoons red wine and two tablespoons rum. Cool the cake, slice and serve.View original recipe

