Trinidad Black Cake

Trinidad Black Cake

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Trinidad black cake uses two uniquely West Indian ingredients: mixed essence and burnt sugar syrup.

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Ingredients

  • 2 3⁄4 cups cherry brandy
  • 2 3⁄4 cups dark rum
  • 1 1⁄2 cups dried currants
  • 1 1⁄2 cups seedless raisins
  • 1 1⁄4 cups pitted prunes
  • 1 cup candied pitted cherries
  • 1⁄4 cup chopped mixed candied citrus peel
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 Tbsp. plus 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1⁄4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1⁄8 tsp. ground allspice
  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1⁄2 tsp. mixed essence
  • 1⁄2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 Tbsp. burnt sugar syrup
  • 6 Tbsp. sherry
  • 1 (2") piece vanilla bean, seeds scraped out and pod discarded

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