Bajan Black Cake Recipe - A Traditional Barbadian Delight

Ingredients

• 5 lb (2.27 kg) mixed dried fruits (raisins, currants, prunes, cherries)
• 1/4 lb (113 g) chopped nuts
• 1/2 lb (227 g) mixed citrus peel
• 1 1/2 to 2 lb (907 g) brown sugar
• 2 tbsp mixed spice (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg etc.)
• 10 eggs
• 1 cup rum
• 12 oz (340 g) flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 lb (454 g) margarine
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup port wine
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp almond extract
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 lb (113 g) pineapple jam
• browning