GUYANA BLACK CAKE

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Make and share this Guyana Black Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Olha7397

Categories Dessert

Time 2h20m

Yield 2 CAKE, 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

1 lb raisins
1/2 lb currants
1/4 lb prune
1 cup rum
1 1/2 lbs brown sugar, packed (3 1/4 cups)
1/2 lb butter
6 eggs, beaten
1/2 lb flour (2 cups)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon mixed spice (nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, allspice)
1/4 lb mixed peel
1/4 lb chopped nuts (optional)
2 egg whites
1/2 lb ground almonds (2 cups)
1/2 lb icing sugar (confectioner's, 2 cups)
1/2 teaspoon almond essence (extract)
2 egg whites
1 lb icing sugar (confectioner's, 4 cups)
1 lemon, juice of

Steps:

FOR THE CAKE: Wash and dry fruit. Grind fruit and soak with 3/4 cup of rum. Store, covered, in glass jar to steep for 2 weeks or longer.
TO MAKE CARAMEL, heat 1 lb. of sugar in a heavy bottomed frying pan until melted; simmer until dark brown. Let cool.
Cream butter and 1/2 lb (250 g) sugar well, add beaten eggs a little at a time; add soaked fruits and rum, stirring well, and enough caramel to make it as dark as desired.
Add sifted flour with baking powder and mixed spice. Fold in peel and chopped nuts.
Pour mixture into baking pan, greased and lined with waxed paper. Bake in a slow oven at 300°F for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
Sprinkle additional rum over cake immediately after it is baked. Repeat a few times. Allow cake to remain in pan for 2 to 3 days.
FOR THE MARZIPAN: Beat egg whites to a stiff froth, stir in ground almonds, sugar and almond essence to make a paste.
Remove cake from pan, place on a cake plate. Cover top of cake with almond paste. Roll rest of paste thinly to cover sides. Allow to dry 1 day before icing.
FOR THE ROYAL ICING: Beat egg whites to a froth, add sugar, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Add lemon juice and sugar and continue to beat until mixture forms peaks.
Dip a spatula in hot water and smoother the icing over the almond paste. A second layer may be applied when the first is thoroughly dried.
Decorate as desired. If cake is for a wedding choose appropriate colours and decorations. If cake is for Christmas colours chosen may be red and green on white with a Christmas theme.
Caribbean Cuisine....Betty "K".

Nutrition Facts : Calories 6157.1, Fat 167.7, SaturatedFat 67.8, Cholesterol 878.5, Sodium 1241.8, Carbohydrate 1087.6, Fiber 39.2, Sugar 900.9, Protein 76.4