🇬🇾 Christmas Black Cake/Rum Cake | Recipe

dark rum

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white rum

Apple cider vinegar can add acidity without alcohol.

mixed dried fruits

🥗Healthier: fresh fruits

💰Cheaper: canned fruits

Fresh fruits can provide a lighter flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds a unique flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

Add all dry ingredients to the all-purpose flour, mix well, and set aside.

Whisk together eggs with vanilla and almond extract to cut the raw egg taste and smell, then set aside.

Cream salted butter and both sugars together until light and airy, scraping down the edges of the bowl occasionally.

Add eggs to the butter mixture a little at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Fold in the blended fruit by hand, adding color if desired to avoid over-mixing.

Mix in the caramelized brown sugar to the fruit mixture.

Gently fold in the dry ingredients a little at a time until well combined, ensuring not to over-mix.

Prepare a water bath in the oven and place a cake tin lined with parchment paper in the middle of the oven.

Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin, leveling it out and tapping it on the countertop to remove air bubbles.

Bake in a 275°F oven for about 2.5 hours, checking with a skewer or toothpick until it comes out clean.

Once baked, brush the top of the cake with rum and allow it to cool completely before serving, ideally overnight.

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