Black Cake

==Description==
==Ingredients==
* ¼ lb cherries
* 1 lb local dried fruits (or Raisins)
* 1 cup rum
* 1½ lbs. brown sugar
* ½ teaspoon baking powder
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* ½ lb flour
* 12 eggs
* ¼ lb orange or lemon peel
* ½ lb butter
==Directions==
# Grind dried fruits and soak it in 3 cups of rum. Store in an air tight container for three weeks.
# Prepare the caramel by heating the Sugar until it turns dark brown.
# cream the butter and Sugar. Add the eggs, soaked fruits, and rum. When it is well blended, pour the caramel.
# Add the flour with the baking powder and mixed spice.
# Fold in the cherries.
# Pour mixture in a baking pan and bake in a slow oven (about 300 degrees F.) for two hours. Remove cake from pan after two days.
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