Guyanese Style Fruit Cake Recipe! 🇬🇾🍰

dark rum

🥗Healthier: apple juice

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Apple juice maintains moisture without alcohol.

mixed dried fruits

🥗Healthier: fresh fruits

💰Cheaper: raisins

Fresh fruits can be used for a lighter cake.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a dairy-free alternative.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

Boil hot water with cinnamon sticks, orange zest, green cardamom, star anise, and clove for 10 minutes.

Add prunes, raisins, mixed dried fruits, and currants to the boiling mixture.

Simmer the fruits in the mixture for about an hour until tender.

Remove the spices from the boiled fruits and let them cool.

Blend the boiled fruits until smooth and refrigerate.

Mix 3 sticks of room temperature butter with 2 and 1/4 cups of brown sugar until well combined.

Add 8 eggs one at a time to the butter and sugar mixture, mixing well after each addition.

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon of mixed essence to the mixture.

Incorporate dry ingredients: 3 cups of flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg into the wet mixture.

Add 4 cups of the blended fruit mixture into the batter and mix well.

Transfer the batter to a greased pan.

Bake at 350°F for 1 hour and 30 minutes, checking doneness with a toothpick.

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