Name: Rum Cake
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon vanilla essence, or ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups (250 g) unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; ½ teaspoon pink or sea salt; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ cup (115 g) vegan margarine; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ cup (60 g) vegan margarine; 1 tablespoon molasses; 1 cup (240 ml) nondairy milk; 3 tablespoon brown sugar; ¼ cup (60 ml) water; ¼ cup (60 ml) white rum, or additional dark rum; 2 tablespoons falernum (see Island Tips); ¼ cup (60 ml) plus 2 tablespoons dark rum, preferably Mount Gay; ¼ cup (60 ml) dark rum, preferably Mount Gay; ½ cup (115 g) vegetable shortening; 2 tablespoons warm water; 1 cup (200 g) light brown sugar; ½ cup (75 g) raisins; 1 tablespoon Ener-G egg replacer

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Caribbean Vegan

By Taymer Mason

Published 2021

About

There are two common rum cakes in the Caribbean. One, called “black cake,” is made during Christmas holidays and for weddings using rum-soaked fruit. The other is made like a regular cake and has a buttered rum glaze, which is this recipe.

Ingredients

Cake

¼ cup (60 ml) plus 2 tablespoons dark rum, preferably Mount Gay
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Method

To make the cake, pour ¼ cup (60 ml) of the dark rum, the white rum, and the falernum over the raisins and let them soak overnight in a covered container.