Caribbean Black cake/rum/fruit cake/Christmas fruit cake/Guyanese black fruitcake

This cake is very popular in the Caribbean during the holidays. It's bold, rich, flavorful and moist.You can adjust this recipe according to your preference.Let this just be a guide and choose your level of denseness by adding more or less fruits. You can adjust your choice of alcohol and color. Most of all don't worry about perfection. Bake from the heart with love, your family will enjoy it. Happy Holidays!!
Ingredients:
For the soaked Dried Fruits:
1 cup currants
1 cup prunes
3/4 cup dates
3/4 cup cranberries
3/4 cup cherries
1/2 cup rasins
3/4 cup white rum ( you can use any of choice)
3/4 cup sweet red wine
Additional 1/4 cup to add to the blended mixture
Blend ( I used a food processor on low pulse) all the dried fruits with the wine and rum. After blending add additional 1/4 cup of wine, add 1 cinnamon stick and store in a glass container and keep at least 1 week before using.

Ingredients for cake:
1 and 3/4 cup all purpose flour
3 cups of soaked blended fruits
1 cup unsalted butter
4 eggs
1 and 2 TBS brown sugar
1 and 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1and 1/2 TBS vanilla essence
3 TBS browning
zest of 1 lime or lemon

Preheat oven at 180 degree F and place water bath at the bottom rack of the oven.Right before placing cake to bake lower temp to 275degree F and bake for 1 and 1/2 to 2 hrs. Do toothpick test by inserting a toothpick and it should come out clean then you will know it is finished baking.
After baking add 1/2 cup of red sweet wine or combination of wine and rum or Brandy( Your choice) I only used the sweet red wine.Ater 10 mins resoaked with another 1/4 cup.Let it cool completely before cutting. You can also let it rest overnight and saturate as needed with wine.

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