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How to soak fruits for delicious Jamaican black cake
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How To Soak Fruits For Delicious Jamaican Black Fruit Cake

The soaked fruit mixture is the most important ingredient in any Jamaican black cake recipe. Soak fruits up to a year in advance and keep on hand for whenever you need.
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10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Ingredients Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb raisins
  • 1 lb pitted prunes
  • 1 lb currants
  • 1 lb mixed peel fruits
  • 1 cup wray & nephew rum *to taste
  • 1 cup port wine *to taste

Method
 

  1. Make this recipe in 2 batches. Add half of each ingredient into a blender.
  2. 1/2 lb of raisins, currants, mixed peel fruit, prunes to blender.
    Pour 1/2 cup Wray & Nephew rum and port wine into blender.
    Pules. Do not blend into a liquid, you want to have little fruit chunks.
  3. Pour fruit mixture into glass jar(s).
  4. Repeat above step with second half of ingredients.
  5. Best if prepared at least a month in advance of making Jamaican black cake.

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