During the 1700s, British presence in the Caribbean was anchored by the economic priority of sugar (which was powered, of course, by slave labor).

Jamaican Fruit Cake, also known as, Jamaican Christmas Cake, Wedding cake, or Jamaican Black Cake. It is the cake of choice for weddings, parties, or any formal occasion in Jamaica. Making this ...

This dried fruit—saturated in liquor—is then pulverized to a smooth paste that gives black cake its remarkably moist texture. This ground fruit also rids the cake of the dense, stone-like ...

Black cake, a Christmas specialty from Trinidad, involves fruit, booze — and time November 21, 2014 The fruit in Trinidad Black Cake macerates in alcohol for anywhere from 2 days to a year.

Alternatively called rum cake, fruit cake or great cake, this dessert most likely came to the Caribbean in the 18th century with English and Irish colonizers, who substituted local rum for whiskey ...

No matter what recipe you try, if you want black cake for Christmas — this year or next — you would do well to start soaking that fruit. ASAP. TRINIDAD BLACK CAKE ...

No matter what recipe you try, if you want black cake for Christmas — this year or next — you would do well to start soaking that fruit. ASAP. Trinidad Black Cake. 36 to 48 servings (makes three ...

There’s nothing wrong with the cake itself. It contains flour, butter, eggs and sugar — a standard cake recipe. It’s the dried fruits like apricots, raisins, figs, or whatever else that turn ...

In this video, experience the mesmerizing transformation of a white and black fruit cake as it undergoes a satisfying enhancement, revealing vibrant textures and rich colors. Watch as the layers ...

Cake. 3/4 cup plus 1 1/2 teaspoons pastry flour. 1/4 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons bread flour. 1 teaspoon baking powder. 3 large egg yolks. 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil ...

Hulu’s “Black Cake” mixes together a murder mystery and a generational family drama, and while the series revolves around the titular dessert, it turns out that the murder of Littel Man ...