Christmas Fruit Cake, Black Cake, Rum Cake, Easy Recipe

This recipe of Christmas Fruit Cake is one of the simplest and by far the best I have tried.

This super moist and delicious cake is dense and pack with soaked flavorful fruits.
I promise you can't go wrong with this simple step by step recipe

Recipe in how to boil/soak fruits

**Ingredients tor blended fruits**
1 lb prunes, seeded and chopped
1lb raisins
1 lb currants
1/2 Ib cherries chopped
Any other fruits of your choice
1 bottle of rum
1 bottle of cherry brandy or wine

(Spices)
**Ingredients for cake **
2 cups or 1 lb butter
2 cups or 1 lb sugar
9 large eggs
2 tsp grated lime or lemon peel
2 tsp vanilla extract or 1 tbsp vanilla essence
1 tsp almond and rose water (optional)
1 1b or 4 cups flour (baking or all purpose) sifted
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1-2 tsp mix spice
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup browning (less if you dont want cake to be too dark)
4-5 cups of soaked blended fruits

The day before or some days before baking, boil the fruits (prunes, raisins, currants, cherries) Link is provided

Line cake pans with 1 layer of wax paper.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Break eggs into a bowl, add lime peel then pour into the batter gradually.

Add fruits to blender and lightly blend, then add to batter.

Add enough browning to give desired colour,
along with vanilla essence or extract

Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, fold into creamed mixture gradually.

Add more rum to your desired taste.

Pour batter into lined baking pans and bake in a preheated oven at 200 degree celsius for 1 1/2 to 1 hour 45minutes or until toothpicks comes out clean.

Oven temperature varies so if you suspect suggested temperature may be too high…. Work with 350 degree farenheit… low and slow is always best.

(Place water pan at the bottom of the oven)

Prick hot cakes and soak with a mixture of rum and cherry brandy. (Any Alcohol You
Desire)

Cover and set aside to cool.

Soak overtime for a few days to keep moist.

Thank you so much for watching 😊

[yvonnejoy]

My Home Economics teacher would give you an A+. Perfectly done no cracks!! A low slow oven is always the best temperature.

[DaleJoseph-nool]

I just love how you explain how to make the run cake and not a lot of talking that doesn't make any sense. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us.

[charismasamaroo]

I love it not too dark, delicious black cake, I could imagine how it tastes & the smell of your kitchen ❤

[lisamckenna-murray]

I am surely using your recipe next week when i am baking

[ashasingh]

Best black cake i'ave ever tasted, love the dark colour.

[una-leeboozer]

Straight to point recipe. I love it. I love my cake dark. Thank you!!

[LeishaWilliams-vr]

Hi Racquel I tried this recipe last night I was nervous because I have never deviated from my black cake recipe and I was absolutely amazed the cake came out perfect ❤❤❤ thank you for sharing this recipe is perfect 😊😊❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[charlenehutty]

The way my cake come out so sweet and tasty thank you this recipe was on point.

[johnsondesrene]

I'm going back to Jamaica for Christmas and I'll try this recipe, I love my cake dark❤❤❤

[marjoriemarshall]

I have followed your earlier recipe before with much success because you are on point which makes it easy. This is great too.👍🏾My family likes the cakes dark .

[sirasingh]

This is the best recipe I saw so far, spot on.

[FlavourFool]

Making my first of many batches next week!

[kavitaparmanand]

I love it dark nice job thanks for the recipe

[yvonnejoy]

Hello Miss Musical Voice, I was here waiting to see if you were not going to do your delicious fruit cake. I always send your tutorials to new bakers. Blessings 👍🏾

[julierogers-iqxr]

Lovely cake❤
My fruit cake came out just as dark last year as I had put a little to much browning but it was so moist and delicious that I also like it as dark as this
Thank you for sharing❤

[kasianhoward]

Your recipes are always perfect. Thank you Raquel.

[racquelmcintosh-christie]

Beautiful delicious looking good I know it taste nice wow

[recardoskitchenvlogs]

Wow dis black cake 🎂 looking absolutely delicious 😋

[Igniting-Moments]

I have rhis recipe that i have been using for years and I guarrantee its one of the best!!

[andrewmartin]

Your step-by-step way of presenting the process of getting whatever you post is amazing, even someone new to the kitchen should be able to make a perfect product. I am no stranger to the kitchen but I like to follow your recipes because I can't go wrong. I tried this for the Christmas holidays, and it came out great. Keep on making and sharing.