Jamaican rum Christmas cake recipe | Sainsbury`s Magazine

Jamaican rum Christmas cake recipe | Sainsbury`s Magazine

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Based on a Caribbean black fruit cake recipe, this is rich, dark and very boozy! Follow our tip to make it gluten free

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Ingredients

  • 200g dried prunes, chopped
  • 200g raisins
  • 100g sultanas
  • 100g dried pineapple, chopped
  • 125g dried Morello cherries, or more raisins
  • 50g stem ginger, finely chopped
  • 125ml dark rum, plus extra to feed if desired
  • 125ml port
  • 200g self-raising flour
  • 50g ground almonds
  • 1½ tsp ground mixed spice
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1⁄4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • finely grated zest of 2 oranges
  • 175g soft unsalted butter, plus extra to grease
  • 175g dark muscovado sugar
  • 2 tbsp black treacle
  • 4 medium eggs, beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 150g fresh pineapple (peeled and cored weight, from a whole pineapple)
  • 1 tbsp stem ginger syrup from the jar
  • 175g icing sugar, sifted

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