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How To Make Belizean Black Fruit Cake

Black fruit cake or black cake is made all over the Caribbean and Central America. My Aunt Grace's recipe is very moist and rich. The burnt sugar gives the cake a nice caramel flavor.

Traditional Black Cake - Jehan Gillett recipe for this Belizean staple

Jehan Gillett shared her recipe for this Belizean staple.

Christmas staple - Black Fruit Cake

Eva Longsworth is the Chef at Doni & Dodits located in Corozal. She was our guest to share her grandmother's recipe for Christmas staple - Black Fruit Cake.

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From my 'What's Cooking In The Belizean Kitchens' cookbook. The black syrup is made in a professional boiler like the one used to make condensed milk, soft drinks etc. coloring is another story. The colouring was Bradley's finished product. Maybe the burnt sugar is added, the same as the flavor added to the soft drinks. This recipe is similar to the one in Belize Hospital Auxiliary Cook book, just more detailed which is good for people who don't bake often. The one in the BHA is very basic with its directions.





This is the recipe from the Belize Hospital Auxiliary cook book. The one in the BHA is from Betsy Canton. Thats the one I have always made and so far so good. But I do increase the quantity of the spices.

Belizean Black Fruit Cake | Rum Cake

Fruit cakes are popular all over the world during the holiday time, but it always seems like no one want to receive them. Growing up in Belize, we were treated to black fruit (rum) cake. We always look forward to this treat because the cake is rich with a lot of butter, sugar and eggs and fruits. The ingredient which makes this cake unique it "Burnt sugar."

Belizean Black Fruitcake
I know many of you are making black fruitcake for the Christmas season. Sharing my mom's "secret" Black Fruitcake recipe with you. I know she would be very proud watching down on me.