I finally made the caribbean black cake after procrastinating on making one for almost two years now 😅 RUM SOAK: ½ cup dried prunes ½ cup dried currants ½ cup dried raisins 1 cup dried cherries Fill jar with red wine or brandy ½ cup rum CAKE BATTER: 1 ½ cups butter 1 ½ cups brown sugar 6 large eggs 1 ½ tsp lime zest 2 tsp vanilla extract 3 cups all-purpose flour 3 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ½ tsp allspice 2 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp nutmeg 2 tbsp browning ¼ cup rum 3 cups of soaked blended fruits *bake at 225 for 2 hours, let cool for 30 minutes, then soak with more rum or brandy* CHERRY RUM MERINGUE : 1 ½ cup sugar ½ cup water 4 egg whites 1 tsp almond extract 3oz rum GARNISH: Cranberries Powdered sugar Rosemary sprigs #caribbean #rumcake #dessert #baking #caribbeanfood