Rum Cake

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

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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Dessert
Cake
Vegan
Caribbean
Christmas
December

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.