Rum Cake

Jamaican Rum Cake Recipe Is The Best Tasting One Using Appleton Jamaica White Rum

1 pound of butter
4 cups of flour
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
3 tbsps browning
1½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup Appleton Jamaican white rum
2 cups wine
8 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla
½ tsp grated nutmeg
½ cup of cherries diced
¼ tsp ground cloves
1 tsp rose water
½ cup of raisins
1 tsp almond essence
½ cup chopped dates

• Place chopped fruits, raisins, cherries, dates in a saucepan and cover with wine.
• Heat over the stove until raisins are puffed then allow to cool and stand in a refrigerator for at least one day.
• Drain wine from fruits. Combine with rum to make ½ cup. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream the butter and both sugars add eggs, nutmeg, vanilla and cloves.
• Mix together with flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add browning, then rum and wine.
• Add in prepared fruits, almond essence, rose water. Line bottom of baking pans with wax paper.
• Use butter to grease paper and inside of pan. Then lightly dust with flour. Place cake mixture into prepared baking pans.
• Bake at 325 to 350 degrees until a pick inserted comes out clean. Let cool in pan for about 10 minutes, then cool on wire rack.