Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Jamaican Christmas Cake

Jamaican Christmas Cake. This is the very first one I made myself and was very pleased with it! 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 preparation.

This dark and spongy cake is a labor of love that is rich in flavors from rum soaked fruits. It is very popular during Christmas time and is most often served with sorrel. Jamaican Christmas cake, which is also referred to as Jamaican black cake has long been the most popular Jamaican dessert in Jamaica. You can have Jamaican Christmas Cake using 25 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Jamaican Christmas Cake

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

Jamaican black cake is thought to be derived from the British figgy pudding, but with an island twist. While it has traditionally been thought of as a Christmas cake, it is actually baked and eaten all year round. Jamaican cake is a deliciously spiced, warming bake that is perfect for the colder months. Try this instead of your normal Christmas cake and you'll never look back.

Jamaican Christmas Cake instructions

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!.

But remember, the key is steeping the cake in plenty of rum during the run up to the festivities! Jamaican Christmas Cake - The History. According to Donaldson, our local Christmas Cake is actually a reworking over the centuries of the traditional English plum pudding. The dried fruit ingredients are put to soak for weeks and even months in advance of baking in December. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.