Montego Bay Rum Cake Recipe (2024)

Voracious Books

from The Rise by Marcus Samuelsson

Active time: 20 minutes
Start to finish: 1 hour
Serves 10 to 12

Montego Bay Rum Cake Recipe (1)

Ingredients:

INGREDIENTS

4 large eggs

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 cup cake flour, plus extra for coating pan

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 cup clarified butter, melted, plus extra for coating pan

3/4 cup (12 tablespoons) dark rum

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup whipping cream

1 tablespoon brown sugar

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Coat an 8-inch round cake pan with butter. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and coat it with butter. Sprinkle with flour and shake until coated evenly over the butter. Discard the excess.

Whisk the eggs in a stand mixer with the whisk attachment for 2 minutes, or until the eggs lighten in color. With the mixer still running, gradually add the granulated sugar over 1 minute and continue to whisk for 15 to 20 minutes, until the batter is pale yellow in color, fluffy, and a ribbon of batter falls off of the whisk and doesn’t disappear immediately into the remaining batter.

While the eggs and sugar are whisking, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside. Combine the butter, 2 tablespoons of the rum, and the vanilla extract in a small bowl and set aside.

Remove the bowl from the mixer. Add one-fourth of the flour mixture to the batter in the mixer bowl and gently fold until combined. Add the remaining flour mixture and fold in just enough to incorporate. Fold in the butter mixture until no streaks of liquid can be seen.

Scrape the batter into the prepared cake pan. Placeon the middle rack of the oven and bake for 25 to 30minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the cake comesout clean.

Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Pokeholes all over the top of the cake. Pour 9 tablespoons (1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon) of the rum all over the top of the cake. Once the cake has soaked up all of the rum, carefully remove the cake from the pan and leave to coolcompletely.

Combine the cream, brown sugar, and remaining 1tablespoon rum in a stand mixer and whisk until stiffpeaks form.

Spread the whipped cream over the top of the cakeand serve.

The Rise

by Marcus Samuelsson

With Osayi Endolyn

With Yewande Komolafe

AnEaterBest Cookbook of Fall 2020 • This groundbreaking new cookbook from chef, bestselling author, and TV star Marcus Samuelsson celebratescontemporary Black cooking in 150 extraordinarily delicious recipes.

It is long past time to recognize Black excellence in the culinary world the same way it has been celebrated in the worlds of music, sports, literature, film, and the arts. Black cooks and creators have led American culture forward with indelible contributions of artistry and ingenuity from the start, but Black authorship has been consistently erased from the story of American food.

Now, inThe Rise, chef, author, and television star Marcus Samuelsson gathers together an unforgettable feast of food, culture, and history to highlight the diverse deliciousness of Black cooking today. Driven by a desire to fight against bias, reclaim Black culinary traditions, and energize a new generation of cooks, Marcus shares his own journey alongside 150 recipes in honor ofdozens of top chefs, writers, and activists—with stories exploring their creativity and influence.

Black cooking has always been more than “soul food,” with flavors tracing to the African continent, to the Caribbean, all over the United States, and beyond. Featuring a mix of everyday food and celebration cooking, this book also includes an introduction to the pantry of the African diaspora, alongside recipes such as:

  • Chilled corn and tomato soup in honor of chef Mashama Bailey
  • Grilled short ribs with a piri-piri marinade and saffron tapioca pudding in homage to authors Michael Twitty and Jessica B. Harris
  • Crab curry with yams and mustard greens for Nyesha Arrington
  • Spiced catfish with pumpkin leche de tigre to celebrate Edouardo Jordan
  • Island jollof rice with a shout-out to Eric Adjepong
  • Steak frites with plantain chips and green vinaigrette in tribute to Eric Gestel
  • Tigernut custard tart with cinnamon poached pears in praise of Toni Tipton-Martin


A stunning work of breadth and beauty,The Riseis more than a cookbook. It’s the celebration of a movement.

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Montego Bay Rum Cake Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is Jamaican rum cake made of? ›

Grease and flour a 21cm high-sided round cake tin. In a large bowl, cream the Tararua Butter, Chelsea White Sugar and Chelsea Dark Cane Sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, then beat in rum, lime zest, lime juice, almond essence and vanilla. Stir in the wine and fruit mixture.

Is the rum cooked out of rum cake? ›

Does Rum Cake Contain Alcohol? Though there is rum in both the cake and sauce, a lot of it cooks off during the baking/heating process. That being said, the conventional saying that “all” of the alcohol cooks out during baking isn't completely true.

How many days does a rum cake last? ›

Because of the rum in the cake, it can act as a preservative and can be stored in an air-tight container at room temperature, not in direct light. As a result of proper care and in excellent conditions, a rum cake can last up to 10 days. If you freeze it and store it correctly, the cake can last a couple of months.

Can Jamaican rum cake make you drunk? ›

An average rum cake has around 1/2 cup rum to bake the cake and eating two to three pieces of dry rum cake is too less to get you drunk. However, if you soak the cake in rum after baking and serve it after refrigeration, then eating too much cake can get you a little intoxicated.

Do you refrigerate Jamaican rum cake? ›

Your cake will stay fresh for seven days without refrigeration. I recommend keeping it in an airtight container to keep it moist. It will last even longer if you keep it in the fridge or freeze it.

Will rum cake show up on a drug test? ›

Flavoring extracts, such as vanilla or almond extract, and liquid herbal extracts could result in a positive drug test for alcohol. Foods cooked with wine should be avoided, such as cherries jubilee, baked Alaska, rum cake, burgundy chicken, and flambé dishes.

Can children eat rum cake? ›

Age-appropriate consumption: Pediatricians generally advise against introducing rum cake to children below a certain age limit. While the specific age may vary, it is commonly recommended to wait until children are at least 5 or 6 years old.

Does baking rum remove the alcohol? ›

Sorry to spoil the party, but here's the real deal: Simply heating alcohol, or any other cooking liquid, does not make it evaporate as quickly as a child's allowance in a candy store. The longer you cook, the more alcohol cooks out, but you have to cook food for about 3 hours to fully erase all traces of alcohol.

How much alcohol is in a slice of rum cake? ›

They contain less than half of 1% alcohol so appropriate for all ages and cultures. If you are feeling tipsy after enjoying our rum cake, you are simply high on our delicious taste of the islands.

What is a rum soaked cake called? ›

A rum baba or baba au rhum is a small yeast cake saturated in syrup made with hard liquor, usually rum, and sometimes filled with whipped cream or pastry cream.

How to eat a rum cake? ›

The bright, tropical flavors of fresh fruit are a brilliant match for a slice of rum cake. Serve skewers of fresh pineapple or mango alongside your drink. Or top the rum cake with a dollop of whipped cream and a few slices of pineapple or strawberry.

Which rum is better Bacardi or Captain Morgan? ›

The results of the nationwide taste test conducted by an independent, third party research company demonstrate that consumers prefer the taste of Oakheart Spiced Rum over Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum by a statistically significant margin.

What alcohol do you soak fruitcake in? ›

STEP 2. Evenly pour 1.5 - 2 ounces of your favorite bourbon, rum, brandy, or cognac, over the fruitcake.

What is Jamaican rum made from? ›

Jamaican rum can be made from sugarcane juice, cane syrup, molasses, sugar or a combination of any of the above; it must be distilled in copper pots and a lot of it is made in double-retort pot stills; and, if it's aged, it does so in oak barrels in Jamaica (more on this last detail later).

What are the ingredients in Jamaica rum chocolate? ›

Ingredients: Fine flavour cocoa beans, muscovado sugar, cocoa butter, jamaican rum flavour, emulsifier, sunflower lecithin(E322). Best before: 12 months from packaging. Allergen Info: Processed at a facility that processes nuts & milk.

Can kids eat Jamaican rum cake? ›

Made with dried fruit that is soaked in white rum and Red Label wine, this cake is delicious but not suitable for children! The dried fruit is usually soaked for up to a year in advance, but if you are pressed for time you can soak them overnight or for as long as you are able to.

What Flavour is Jamaica cake? ›

Dubbed as the original and best for over 50 years, McVities Jamaica Ginger Cake is a moist, sweet loaf cake with a delicious ginger 'kick' that is guaranteed to delight the taste buds.

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