Black cake with no eggs no alcohol | recipe caribbean black cake/fruit cake

dark rum

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic rum extract

💰Cheaper: apple juice

Rum extract provides flavor without alcohol.

mixed dried fruits

🥗Healthier: fresh fruits

💰Cheaper: raisins

Fresh fruits can reduce sugar content.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pecans

💰Cheaper: almonds

Pecans are often less expensive.

Add hot grape juice to blended fruit and let it sit for about 30 minutes to plump up the fruit.

Blend the soaked fruit with a hand blender to your desired texture (smooth or chunky).

In a mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, and ground nutmeg, then set aside.

In another bowl, cream together salted butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.

Add vanilla extract, almond extract, and orange zest to the butter-sugar mixture and mix well.

Add the blended fruit to the mixture and combine.

Add browning sauce to the mixture, adjusting the amount to your color preference.

In a separate bowl, mix cornstarch with water to create a binding agent, then add it to the fruit mixture.

Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, folding it in until just combined without overmixing.

Prepare a 9-inch cake pan by greasing it and lining it with parchment paper.

Transfer the batter into the prepared cake pan, ensuring it's firm but not too runny.

Bake in a preheated oven at 185°C (about 365°F) for about 2 hours, placing a water bath on the bottom rack.

After baking, poke holes all over the cake to allow grape juice to seep in.

Saturate the cake with grape juice and allow it to cool completely before slicing.

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