Name: Jamaican Christmas Cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup Jamaican white over proof rum; 1 1/4 cup port wine or red label wine; 1/2 cup raisins; 1/2 cup currants; 1/2 cup dates; 1/2 cup dried prunes; 1/2 cup maraschino cherries; 1/2 cup chopped almonds; 1 cup orange juice; 1 grated zest from one lime; 1 cup dark molasses; 2 tbs browning; 1 tbs lime juice; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp almond extract; 9 eggs; 2 cups butter; 2 1/2 cups flour; 2 cups brown sugar; 3 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/2 tsp ground all spice; 1/2 tsp ground clove; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; Pinch salt

Simple Way to Make Ultimate Jamaican Christmas Cake

By Edwin Edwards

27 Sep, 2019

Simple Way to Make Ultimate Jamaican Christmas Cake

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day. Today I’m gonna show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, Jamaican Christmas Cake. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Jamaican Christmas Cake Recipe. The Traditional Jamaican Black Cake is preferred and baked by most Jamaicans during the Christmas season. Jamaican Fruit Cake Recipe aka 'Jamaican Chrismus Cake'.

You can have Jamaican Christmas Cake using 25 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Jamaican Christmas Cake

Take 1 1/4 cup of Jamaican white over proof rum.
You need 1 1/4 cup of port wine or red label wine.
Prepare 1/2 cup of raisins.
You need 1/2 cup of currants.
Prepare 1/2 cup of dates.
Make ready 1/2 cup of dried prunes.
Take 1/2 cup of maraschino cherries.
Take 1/2 cup of chopped almonds.
It’s 1 cup of orange juice.
It’s 1 of grated zest from one lime.
Prepare 1 cup of dark molasses.
Make ready 2 tbs of browning.
You need 1 tbs of lime juice.
Take 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
You need 1 tsp of almond extract.
You need 9 of eggs.
It’s 2 cups of butter.
It’s 2 1/2 cups of flour.
Take 2 cups of brown sugar.
It’s 3 tsp of baking powder.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground nutmeg.
You need 1/2 tsp of ground all spice.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground clove.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
Make ready Pinch of salt.

Try this instead of your normal Christmas cake and you'll never look back.But remember, the key is steeping.If the cake dries out, just pour more rum over the top.Preparation/cooking time does not include standing time or the alternative method of.

Jamaican Christmas Cake step by step

Preheat oven to 350 degree then grease and flour 2 round baking pans or which size pan u choose..
In a blender add rum, wine, dates, raisins,cherries with their liquid, prunes, currants, chopped almond, orange juice and blend until all the fruits are chopped. Let sit for 1hr (2days is way better 😀).
In a large bowl cream sugar and butter. Then add eggs mix well.
Add molasses, browning, blended fruit mixture, lime juice, vanilla, almond extract and stir.
Add flour, nutmeg, cloves, all spice, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, lime zest and stir. Do not over mix.
Pour the batter into your baking pans and bake for 1hr. You can put some cherries in the center of the batter if you wish. Stick a toothpick in the middle to ensure it's done. Tooth pick will come out clean if it's done. Enjoy!.

I prefer to use Jamaican Red Label Wine and White Rum.But you may use your Favorites.Jamaican cake is a deliciously spiced, warming bake that is perfect for the colder months.

CHRISTMAS CAKE - (WEDDING CAKE TOO) Welcome to Jamaican Food / Christmas Cake Learn how to bake Jamaican food Christmas Cake.Is the most popular Jamaican food.Christmas Cake in Jamaica has a variety of alternative names like Jamaica Black Cake, Christmas Fruit Cake, and even Jamaican Wedding Cake.It is dark, rich and delicious with rum being an.Tis' the season to be jolly, Yah Mon!