Black Cake

31 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • Fruit Paste
  • 1 cup currants
  • 1 1/2 cups raisins
  • 1 1/4 1 1/4 cups apricots (Diced) or 1 1/4 cups apples (Diced)
  • 1 cup dried cherries
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • 1 1/2 cups port wine
  • 1 1/2 cups rum
  • 1/2 cup almonds or 1/2 cup almond flour
  • zest of one orange
  • Burnt Sugar Syrup
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup hot water
  • Cake Batter
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon allspice
  • 6 eggs
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon brandy (I used Pear Brandy)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon burnt sugar syrup
  • 4 -6 tablespoons brandy
  • 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped out and husk discarded
  • Brandy or Rum Soak
  • 3/4 cup brandy
  • 3/4 cup rum

Directions

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    ["Fruit Paste:", "Combine dried fruit, almonds and zest in port and rum and let sit covered for at least one week. (I am told the longer you let the mixture sit the better.)", "Take our cinnamon stick after you've finished soaking the fruit mix. Now, using a food processor, pulse marinated fruit mixture until it resembles a fruit paste.", "Burnt Sugar Syrup:", "In a medium sauce pan, melt sugar over medium high heat while stirring constantly. The sugar will seize, but just continue to stir.", "Once melted, continue to cook until dark brown syrup forms and just begins to foam and smoke. Remove from heat.", "Add hot water and continue to stir constantly. Be careful with this step! The sugar will splatter.", "When the water is incorporated, return the sugar/water mixture to medium heat and cook until the mixture thickens slightly. Allow to cool before adding to batter.", "Cake Assembly:", "Cream butter and sugar together, add eggs one at a time. Beat well after each egg.", "Add almond extract, brandy, vanilla until just combined.", "Add the fruit paste mixture. Beat well. Set aside.", "Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice.", "Add the flour mixture in small batches.", "Add the burnt sugar syrup and beat until combined.", "Divide batter evenly into two buttered and parchment papered 8\" round cake pans or into small buttered bread loaf pans.""

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