DISH RESEARCH · Dessert
Grenadian Black Cake
A dark, spiced fruit cake with soaked fruit, browning and an alcohol finish.
About Grenadian Black Cake
Spice Island Cooking presents this black fruit cake as a recipe from the author’s mother. It belongs to the Grenadian Christmas baking repertoire, with a dark colour and a rich fruit-filled crumb.
The cake combines soaked blended fruit, brown sugar and browning with cinnamon, cloves, allspice, tonka bean and nutmeg. Lime peel, mixed essence and vanilla add further aromatic notes; lime juice is optional.
The finished cake is served in slices after cooling. Its dark surface and closely textured fruit crumb give each portion a substantial character, while the alcohol finish adds to its festive flavour.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Grenadian Black Cake
Spice Island Cooking’s maternal black fruit cake.
- Soaked blended fruits, mixture unspecifiedBaseIngredient page not linked
- Margarine, full product formula unspecifiedCooking medium
- All-purpose wheat flourBase
- SaltSeasoning
- Brown sugarSweetener
- EggsBinder
- Baking powderBinder
- CinnamonSeasoning
- ClovesSeasoning
- Tonka beanSeasoning
- AllspiceSeasoning
- Freshly grated nutmegSeasoning
- Lime peelAromatic
- Mixed essence, complete formula unspecifiedAromaticIngredient page not linked
- Vanilla essenceAromatic
- Lime juiceLiquid · Optional
- Browning or burnt sugarSweetener
- Alcohol for finishing, type unspecifiedFinishIngredient page not linked
- Angostura bittersAromaticIngredient page not linked
- Greasing medium for cake pans, unspecifiedCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Flour for cake pans, cereal unspecifiedCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Soaked blended fruits, mixture unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual retained source79 says only soaked fruits blended. Exact fruit identities, whether dried, soaking liquids and full upstream mixture formula are unprovided; no dried-fruit identity or raisin/prune/rum proportions inferred.
- Margarine, full product formula unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual80 first margarine or butter; actual102 uses margarine. No brand or dairy/soy composition inferred, Butter second unselected.
- All-purpose wheat flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual81 definite normal AP Wheat.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Brown sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Eggs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Actual84 named eggs.
- Baking powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cinnamon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual86 form unspecified, not forced ground or sticks.
- Cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual87 form unspecified.
- Tonka bean: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual88 literal named food, no medicinal/safety/legality assurance.
- Allspice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Freshly grated nutmeg: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Lime peel: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Mixed essence, complete formula unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual92 opaque compound, no assumed almond or vanilla formula.
- Vanilla essence: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual93 broader vanilla category; precise essence carrier/formula unprovided.
- Lime juice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual94/103 explicit optional.
- Browning or burnt sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual95 named compound, complete manufacture unavailable; no Water inferred or imported recipe.
- Alcohol for finishing, type unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual96/108 alcohol unspecified; actual110 alcohol or wine for curing alternative unselected, no forced Rum from scalar/video.
- Angostura bitters: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual106 method-only dash, exact product formula unknown.
- Greasing medium for cake pans, unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual99 grease, no binding to cake Margarine or Butter inferred.
- Flour for cake pans, cereal unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual99 generic contact flour separate from explicit AP batter81, no cereal inferred.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Grenada
- GrenadaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Grenadian Cuisine
- Grenadian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.