Jamaican Black Cake

== Jamaican Black Cake ==
== Ingredients ==
* 2  cups brown sugar 
* 2 cups Butter
* 12 x Beaten eggs
* 4 Cups Flour
* 3 tbsp baking powder
* 1 tbsp Mixed Spice (Browning, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice etc.)
* Lime peel/Juice
*4 Cups Fruits
== Direction ==
# Cream butter and remaining brown sugar.
# Add eggs a little at a time.
# Add soaked fruits with their liquid, and enough caramelized Sugar to make it as dark as desired.
# Add dry ingredients and nuts.
# Pour batter into 9 or 10" springform pan, greased and bottom lined with waxed paper.
# Bake at 300 degrees for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
# Sprinkle some of the remaining 1/4 cup rum over cake immediately after removing it from the oven.
# Repeat a few times. Allow cake to remain in pan for 2–3 days.
# ICING THE CAKE:
# Remove cake from pan and place on cake plate.
# Roll out almond paste to a circle big enough to drape over the cake, covering top and sides.
# Smooth tightly over the cake and trim bottom edges.
# Allow to dry for a day before adding Royal icing.
# Make Royal Icing (this is an icing that becomes quite hard):
# Beat 2 egg whites to a froth.
# Add 1 pound confectioner's sugar, a little at a time on low speed.
# Add juice of one lemon and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
# Using a knife dipped in hot water, spread icing over the almond paste.
# DO NOT LEAVE UNUSED ICING UNATTENDED...IF YOU HAVE TO STOP, MAKE SURE IT IS COVERED WITH DAMP PAPER TOWELS, OR COVERED AND REFRIGERATED.
# This icing hardens and dries up quickly.
# A second layer of icing may be applied when the first has dried.
# Decorate as desired.
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