Homemade Recipes

Ingredients:

1 lb. Raisins

4 oz. Cherries

½ lb. Chopped prunes

2 oz. Cranberries

32 oz. Dark Jamaican rum

4 oz. Citrus peels

grated rind of 1 lime

6 oz. or 1.5 cup flour

8 oz. butter

8 oz. sugar

4 eggs

1 tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. allspice

½ tsp. Ground cloves

½ tsp. salt

1 cup wine/brandy

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. vanilla

2 tbsp. browning

Instructions:

Soak fruits, peels and rind in rum for two weeks before baking. In a separate bowl whip butter, sugar and browning until creamy. Combine dry ingredients in separate bowl and mix well. In a third bowl beat eggs and brandy together until well blended.

Add egg mixture to creamed butter mixture and blend well. Strain and add fruits, keeping rum for fruity drinks. Gradually mix dry ingredients to batter and fold together.

Pour batter into a lightly buttered 9" cake pan and bake at 350F for 1-½ hours checking after 1 hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

Bon Appetite!