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Thursday 20 September 2018

Rich And Moist Jamaican Rum Cake

By Frank Wallace


If you enjoy in rich and moist cakes, this one is probably something you will enjoy immensely. Full of aroma and taste, filled with spices and alcohol, this amazing delicacy is also really easy to prepare, and lasts for week in the fridge. Well, probably there will be no need for that, and once you taste this, you will understand why.

Here is one really delicious specialty to prepare. This traditional Jamaican rum cake has many versions, including white and dark one. For the dark version, you need ten eggs, one pound butter, dry chopped fruits mixture, and flour each, maybe half pound sugar, some molasses, different spices such as vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg, baking powder and lime, zest and juice both. Of course, you also need white rum and red wine.

Put chopped fruits into a bowl and cover with the mixture of alcohol and spices. Leave it all to soak. In the meantime, combine half of the sugar with butter, and the other half with eggs. Mix these mixtures and then combine them together with all other ingredients and fruits. Keep the remaining alcohol for later. Gradually add the flour, until the mixture is hard enough to hold the spoon.

Line your baking pan or pans and grease them well. It is a good idea to put a smaller bowl filled with water on the bottom of your oven, and your cake won't be dry. Bake for one to two hours, depending on the size of your pan, checking it every once in a while. Store in the fridge. Pour spiced red wine over the cake to keep or renew the moisture.

The amount of spices used depends on your personal taste. Brown sugar instead of white will make the cake darker, and molasses does the same thing, as well as the red wine. You may change the recipe to suit your taste, adding more fruits or spices, or introducing new ingredients, such as almond flour, for example.

Well, some prefer this wine less recipe. It is equally moist, but rather light. So, for this one, you will need six eggs, seven oz. Butter, seven oz. Flour, five oz. Sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, seven oz. Mixed chopped dry fruits, baking powder, white rum and one lime, zest and juice. You'll also need additional one cup butter, half cup spiced rum, one cup water, one cup sugar and spices for the syrup.

Mix together butter and sugar, then add the eggs and other ingredients. Line and grease your pan or mold, bake on the lower temperature for one hour or so, checking occasionally. In the meantime, prepare the hot syrup using mentioned ingredients. You should pour it over your baked cake, little by little. If there are some leftovers, keep them and pour over it another day.

The beauty of these recipes is not only the fact they are delicious and easy to prepare, but also that it is allowed to change the ingredients to make them even more tasty. For example, some people often add cocoa or even chili powder, and adding red pepper powder and ginger is also one interesting idea.




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