Jamaican Rum Cake

September 16, 2016

This Jamaican Rum Cake is a traditional favorite at weddings and holidays. It is dark, dense, and filled with rum-soaked dried fruit!

¼ cup raisins
½ cup pitted prunes
1 cup white rum, plus ¼ cup more for sprinkling
2¾ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the pan
1½ tablespoons baking powder
1½ teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
½ tablespoon ground nutmeg
2 sticks (1/2 pound or 225g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2½ cups dark brown sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1½ tablespoons vanilla extract
¼ cup molasses
powdered sugar, for dusting

In a saucepan, bring the rum to a boil. Turn off the heat and add raisins and prunes into it. Cover and wait until the fruit has absorbed most of the liquid. If it doesn\\\'t happen, turn on the heat and...
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Nutritions

Calories
1051

Sodium
532mg
22% DV

Fat
57g
88% DV

Protein
12g
24% DV

Carbs
122g
41% DV

Fiber
5g
20% DV