DISH RESEARCH · Dessert
Dominica Black Cake
Dominica Christmas fruit cake with wine-and-rum-soaked fruit, citrus and warm spices.
About Dominica Black Cake
Shermz Paradize Cakes shares this Christmas black cake through Dominica News Online. Raisins, prunes, glazed cherries and mixed peel are the fruit foundation of the baker's long-soaked rendition.
Sweet wine, rum and cherry brandy give the fruit its aromatic character. Citrus zest, vanilla, almond extract, cinnamon and nutmeg contribute further fragrance to the rich cake.
Browning supplies the dark colour associated with black cake. The fruit-filled cake has a wine-and-rum finish and belongs to the local baker's Christmas presentation.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Egg, Wheat (gluten).
Product-dependent or unconfirmed: Milk, Almond.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Dominica Black Cake
Shermz Paradize Cakes' Dominica Christmas black cake.
- RaisinsBase
- PrunesBase
- Red glazed cherriesBase
- Mixed peelBase
- Sweet cake wineLiquid
- White rumLiquid
- Cherry brandyLiquid
- Cake fat: unsalted margarine in list, butter in methodCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Brown sugarSweetener
- EggsBinder
- Lime zestSeasoning
- Vanilla extractSeasoning
- Almond extractSeasoning
- Baking powderSeasoning
- Ground cinnamonSeasoning
- Ground nutmegSeasoning
- Prepared browningSeasoning
- All-purpose wheat flourBinder
- Pan greaseCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Raisins: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Prunes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Red glazed cherries: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual43 prepared glazed fruit, broader glacecherry candidate, full product unknown.
- Mixed peel: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual44 composite candied peel formula/species unprovided.
- Sweet cake wine: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual45 Ruby Rich or other sweetcake wine; broader wine candidate, exact grape/product and extras unknown.
- White rum: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual46 first white option over dark, broader rum candidate, shared actual61 finish wine/rum route selected.
- Cherry brandy: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cake fat: unsalted margarine in list, butter in method: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk unconfirmed. Genuine source conflict: list49 unsalted margarine, method65 butter. One allocation, intended fat unresolved, no silent choice or both-fat union.
- Brown sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual50 first brown option over white.
- Eggs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed
- Lime zest: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual52 first lime option over lemon,70 zest retained; broader lime identity candidate, zest form explicit.
- Vanilla extract: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Almond extract: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Almond unconfirmed. Actual54 named aromatic product; full formula unknown, no definite Almond inferred from potentially flavoured extract.
- Baking powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground cinnamon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground nutmeg: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Prepared browning: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual59 Grace browning, full product formula unknown; no invented caramel recipe or soy/sulphites.
- All-purpose wheat flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual60 AP, Wheat definite.
- Pan grease: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual64 greased pans, grease material unnamed and separate from ambiguous cake fat.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Dominica
- DominicaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Dominican (Dominica) Cuisine
- Dominica Creole CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.