Jamaican Holiday Rum Cake
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Cakes
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4 - 6
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1              Pound  butter
  4               Cups  flour (sifted 4 times)
  4          Teaspoons  baking powder
  1           Teaspoon  baking soda
     1/2      Teaspoon  salt
  1                Cup  dark sugar
  3        Tablespoons  browning
  1 1/2           Cups  white sugar
     1/2           Cup  Jamaican white rum
  2               Cups  port wine
  8                     eggs
  1         Tablespoon  vanilla
     1/2      Teaspoon  grated nutmeg
     1/2           Cup  cherry diced
     1/4      Teaspoon  ground cloves
  1               Tsp.  rose water
     1/2           Cup  raisins
  1               Tsp.  almond essence
  2             Ounces  dried papaya (chopped)
     1/2           Cup  chopped dates
 

Preparation:

First prepare the fruits Place chopped fruits, rasins, cherries, dates in a saucepan and cover with port wine. Heat over stove until rasins are slightly puffed. Allow to cool and stand in a refrigerator for at least a day ( longer if desired). Drain wine from fruits. Combine with rum to make 1/2 cup. Then put it all together Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs, nutmeg, vanilla and cloves. Mix together with flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add browning, then rum and wine. Combine. Fold in prepared fruits, almond essence, rose water Line bottom of baking pans with wax paper Use butter to grease paper and inside of pan. Then lightly dust with flour. Place cake mixture into prepared baking pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Bake at 325 to 350 degrees until a pick inserted comes out clean. Let cool in pan for about 10 minutes, then cool on wire rack. If desired, soak cheese cloth in rum and wrap around cake. Cover (or wrap in aluminum foil) and allow to ripen for several days Flavor and tastiness will increases with age.

 

Nutritional Information:

5032 Calories (kcal); 404g Total Fat; (78% calories from fat); 52g Protein; 192g Carbohydrate; 2490mg Cholesterol; 8500mg Sodium