Black Rum Cake

  Jamaican Rum Cake , also called "Black Cake," is not something you can make quickly. At least 72 hours are needed to make it, and it takes four hours to bake. This recipe makes three cakes, as shown in the list of materials. Fruit This treat can't be made without dried fruit. My family's recipe calls for a pound each of prunes, raisins, dried currants, and dried cherries. (Deseeded). It also needs four ounces, or about a half cup, of dried citrus peels that are a mix of different kinds. All of the fruit soaked in brandy and rum for at least three days and up to three months. This rehydrates the fruit and makes it plump. This reminds me of... The alcohol needed is two cups of cherry brandy and a whole quart of dark Jamaican rum. Both add a lot of taste (hence the name of the desert), so don't use the really cheap stuff, but also don't use an entire bottle of good drinking rum. Eggs This Rum and Chocolate Cake needs 10 eggs, but keep in mind that the recipe ...