How to make jamaican black cake!

Traditional Jamaican Black Cake Recipe

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In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter until fluffy and light.

In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter until fluffy and light.

Beat eggs in mixer and then add to butter and sugar. Add in vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Mix and incorporate well.

Beat eggs in mixer and then add to butter and sugar. Add in vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Mix and incorporate well.

Combine flour, all spices, baking powder, and salt.

Combine flour, all spices, baking powder, and salt.

Add flour mixture with batter alternately mixing in rum and port wines.

Add flour mixture with batter alternately mixing in rum and port wines.

Fold in the chopped marinated fruit.

Fold in the chopped marinated fruit.

Your batter mixture should look simillar to this, if it was done correctly.

Your batter mixture should look simillar to this, if it was done correctly.

Prepare your pans (1 9inch pan or 2 spring pans) with parchment paper.

Prepare your pans (1 9inch pan or 2 spring pans) with parchment paper.

Fill pan(s) 3/4 of the way up.

Fill pan(s) 3/4 of the way up.

Bake for one hour and 15 minutes until a toothpick or skewer stick comes out of the center of the cake clean.

Bake for one hour and 15 minutes until a toothpick or skewer stick comes out of the center of the cake clean.

Serve to your family and friends. Or  bake and send as gift.

Serve to your family and friends. Or bake and send as gift.

  • 1/2 pound unsalted butter
  • 1/2 pound light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 6 eggs
  • 3 cups of flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon cloves
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup rum
  • 1 pint port wine
  • 4 cups of marinated fruit