Guyana Black Cake Recipe 55

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GUYANA BLACK CAKE



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Make and share this Guyana Black Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Olha7397

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h20m

Yield 2 CAKE, 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 lb raisins
1/2 lb currants
1/4 lb prune
1 cup rum
1 1/2 lbs brown sugar, packed (3 1/4 cups)
1/2 lb butter
6 eggs, beaten
1/2 lb flour (2 cups)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon mixed spice (nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, allspice)
1/4 lb mixed peel
1/4 lb chopped nuts (optional)
2 egg whites
1/2 lb ground almonds (2 cups)
1/2 lb icing sugar (confectioner's, 2 cups)
1/2 teaspoon almond essence (extract)
2 egg whites
1 lb icing sugar (confectioner's, 4 cups)
1 lemon, juice of

Steps:

  • FOR THE CAKE: Wash and dry fruit. Grind fruit and soak with 3/4 cup of rum. Store, covered, in glass jar to steep for 2 weeks or longer.
  • TO MAKE CARAMEL, heat 1 lb. of sugar in a heavy bottomed frying pan until melted; simmer until dark brown. Let cool.
  • Cream butter and 1/2 lb (250 g) sugar well, add beaten eggs a little at a time; add soaked fruits and rum, stirring well, and enough caramel to make it as dark as desired.
  • Add sifted flour with baking powder and mixed spice. Fold in peel and chopped nuts.
  • Pour mixture into baking pan, greased and lined with waxed paper. Bake in a slow oven at 300°F for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
  • Sprinkle additional rum over cake immediately after it is baked. Repeat a few times. Allow cake to remain in pan for 2 to 3 days.
  • FOR THE MARZIPAN: Beat egg whites to a stiff froth, stir in ground almonds, sugar and almond essence to make a paste.
  • Remove cake from pan, place on a cake plate. Cover top of cake with almond paste. Roll rest of paste thinly to cover sides. Allow to dry 1 day before icing.
  • FOR THE ROYAL ICING: Beat egg whites to a froth, add sugar, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Add lemon juice and sugar and continue to beat until mixture forms peaks.
  • Dip a spatula in hot water and smoother the icing over the almond paste. A second layer may be applied when the first is thoroughly dried.
  • Decorate as desired. If cake is for a wedding choose appropriate colours and decorations. If cake is for Christmas colours chosen may be red and green on white with a Christmas theme.
  • Caribbean Cuisine....Betty "K".

Nutrition Facts : Calories 6157.1, Fat 167.7, SaturatedFat 67.8, Cholesterol 878.5, Sodium 1241.8, Carbohydrate 1087.6, Fiber 39.2, Sugar 900.9, Protein 76.4

GUYANA BLACK CAKE RECIPE - (5/5)



Guyana Black Cake Recipe - (5/5) image

Provided by AnnCarveth

Number Of Ingredients 23

1 lb raisins
1/2 lb currant
1/4 lb prune
1 cup rum
1 1/2 lbs brown sugar, packed (3 1/4 cups)
1/2 lb butter
6 eggs, beaten
1/2 lb flour (2 cups)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon mixed spice (nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, allspice)
1/4 lb mixed peel
1/4 lb chopped nuts (optional)
ICING FOR BLACK CAKE
MARZIPAN
2 egg whites
1/2 lb ground almonds (2 cups)
1/2 lb icing sugar (confectioner's, 2 cups)
1/2 teaspoon almond essence (extract)
ROYAL ICING
2 egg whites
1 lb icing sugar (confectioner's, 4 cups)
1 lemon, juice of
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Steps:

  • Directions:Prep Time: 20 mins Total Time: 2 1/2 hrs 1 FOR THE CAKE: Wash and dry fruit. Grind fruit and soak with 3/4 cup of rum. Store, covered, in glass jar to steep for 2 weeks or longer. 2 TO MAKE CARAMEL, heat 1 lb. of sugar in a heavy bottomed frying pan until melted; simmer until dark brown. Let cool. 3 Cream butter and 1/2 lb (250 g) sugar well, add beaten eggs a little at a time; add soaked fruits and rum, stirring well, and enough caramel to make it as dark as desired. 4 Add sifted flour with baking powder and mixed spice. Fold in peel and chopped nuts. 5 Pour mixture into baking pan, greased and lined with waxed paper. Bake in a slow oven at 300°F for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours. 6 Sprinkle additional rum over cake immediately after it is baked. Repeat a few times. Allow cake to remain in pan for 2 to 3 days. 7 FOR THE MARZIPAN: Beat egg whites to a stiff froth, stir in ground almonds, sugar and almond essence to make a paste. 8 Remove cake from pan, place on a cake plate. Cover top of cake with almond paste. Roll rest of paste thinly to cover sides. Allow to dry 1 day before icing. 9 FOR THE ROYAL ICING: Beat egg whites to a froth, add sugar, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Add lemon juice and sugar and continue to beat until mixture forms peaks. 10 Dip a spatula in hot water and smoother the icing over the almond paste. A second layer may be applied when the first is thoroughly dried. 11 Decorate as desired. If cake is for a wedding choose appropriate colours and decorations. If cake is for Christmas colours chosen may be red and green on white with a Christmas theme. 12 Caribbean Cuisine?.Betty ?K?.

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