Recipes · Trinidadian · Cakes
Black Cake
One serving has 411 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (25%), riboflavin (24%), phosphorus (22%), copper (20%) and vitamin A (20%). Ready in 300 minutes.
- Preparation: 260 min
- Cooking: 40 min
- Makes: 1 serving (124 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 20 g Raisins
- 15 g Prunes
- 10 g Currants, dried
- 8 g Spirits
- 20 g Flour, all-purpose
- 15 g Butter, unsalted
- 15 g Sugar, brown
- 20 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 0.3 g Cinnamon
- 0.2 g Nutmeg
- 0.5 g Baking powder
Method
- Soak the raisins, prunes and currants in the spirits for at least 4 hours, or overnight for deeper flavor; the alcohol mostly cooks off in the oven since this is a baked, occasion cake.
- Blend the soaked fruit to a coarse paste.
- Cream the butter with the brown sugar until fluffy, then beat in the egg.
- Fold in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg, then stir in the fruit paste until evenly combined. This is 1 portion (one slice); multiply by 12 for a whole cake.
- Spoon into a small greased pan and bake at 160°C (320°F) for 35-40 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
- Let cool completely in the pan before turning out and slicing.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 411 kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 63.7 g | |
| Water | 35.1 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.1 g | 11% |
| Protein | 6.1 g | 13% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.18 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.22 g | |
| Leucine | 0.38 g | |
| Lysine | 0.25 g | |
| Methionine | 0.12 g | |
| Cystine | 0.1 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.25 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.17 g | |
| Valine | 0.27 g | |
| Histidine | 0.12 g | |
| Fat | 14.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.94 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.68 g | |
| Saturated | 8.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 107 mg | |
| Calcium | 98.1 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.18 mg | 20% |
| Iron | 2.2 mg | 12% |
| Magnesium | 26.1 mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.35 mg | 19% |
| Phosphorus | 156 mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 411 mg | 9% |
| Selenium | 13.5 µg | 25% |
| Sodium | 84.1 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.6 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.21 mg | 19% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.26 mg | 24% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.8 mg | 13% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.49 mg | 10% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.15 mg | 12% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 49.4 µg | 12% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.2 µg | 8% |
| Choline | 66.8 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 141 µg | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 1 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 16.4 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.71 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 11.2 µg | 12% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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