Eggless Black Cake

This is an eggless version for a black fruit cake. This cake also has options to use wine or juice.

Prep Time: 45 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: Caribbean

Ingredients

• 1 lb flour
• 1 lb granulated sugar
• 3/4 lb butter
• 1/4 lb shortening – Cookeen or Bake N’ Fry all vegetable shortening
• 1 bt grape wine or grape juice
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1 lb raisins
• 1 lb currants
• 1/2 lb prunes
• 1/2 lb mix peel
• 5 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. spice
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. essence
• 2 tsp. lemon or lime
• Browning amount to your preference

Instructions

• Place raisins, currrants, prunes, and mixed peel in a bowl with the grape wine or grape juice to soak over night or for 2 days.
• Cream the butter, cookeen and sugar until creamy. Add milk (a little at a time) and cream until milk is dissolved. (Note: the milk will help dissolve the sugar)
• Add spice, nutmeg, essence, lemon or lime. Add flour (a little at a time). Add the browning. Mix in well. Add fruits and stir.
• Place in a greased and floured baking dish. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and bake for one hour to an hour and a half. Note: You can pour cherry brandy or pure rum over the cake immediately after it is removed from the oven.
• Allow to cool before serving.

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Eggless Black Cake

Prep Time45 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Total Time2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: Caribbean

Calories:

Author: Felix (Simply Trini Cooking)

Ingredients

• 1 lb flour
• 1 lb granulated sugar
• 3/4 lb butter
• 1/4 lb shortening – Cookeen or Bake N’ Fry all vegetable shortening
• 1 bt grape wine or grape juice
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1 lb raisins
• 1 lb currants
• 1/2 lb prunes
• 1/2 lb mix peel
• 5 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. spice
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. essence
• 2 tsp. lemon or lime
• Browning amount to your preference

Instructions

• Place raisins, currrants, prunes, and mixed peel in a bowl with the grape wine or grape juice to soak over night or for 2 days.
• Cream the butter, cookeen and sugar until creamy. Add milk (a little at a time) and cream until milk is dissolved. (Note: the milk will help dissolve the sugar)
• Add spice, nutmeg, essence, lemon or lime. Add flour (a little at a time). Add the browning. Mix in well. Add fruits and stir.
• Place in a greased and floured baking dish. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and bake for one hour to an hour and a half. Note: You can pour cherry brandy or pure rum over the cake immediately after it is removed from the oven.
• Allow to cool before serving.