As many of you know, when it comes to Trini Black Cake, you soak your fruits week s or months in advance. We’re not going that far with this recipe, but we are giving the raisins a soak in the rum at least over night and I can tell you, it makes a massive difference in the flavor of the cake. Especially since we use the extra rum the raisins have been soaking in to add to the cake. (Similar to Trini Black Cake.)