🇬🇧 Desserts: Black Fruit Cake (Belize)
Today we are going to get to know a cake that families in Belize usually prepare around Christmas. Belize is a small country in Central America, not far from Cancún, Mexico. The recipe is the Black Fruit Cake. This cake contains rum (alcoholic drink). It is not recommended for children and adolescents. Ingredients : 907 g (2 lbs.) Of flour 453 g (1 lb) of butter 1.36 kg (3 lb) of brown sugar (set aside 453 g - 1 lb - of sugar for fruits) 473 ml (1 pt) of dark beer 236 ml (1/2 pt) of caramel colouring 946 ml (1 qt) of rum 453 g (1 lb) of raisins 453 g (1 lb) of black currant 453 g (1 lb) of cider 453 g (1 lb) of dates 453 g (1 lb) of cherries 453 g (1 lb) of mixed peel (recipe in next text) 453 g (1 lb) of walnuts / pecans 8 eggs 1 teaspoon of baking powder 1 teaspoon of allspice 1 teaspoon of nutmeg Directions : Soak the fruits in rum and sugar for at least 7 days before making the cake. Set aside some flour to use on the fruits before adding them to the d...