Caribbean Black Cake

[lsn2jah]

Thank you for making a complete video - even if people have something negative to say. Everybody's recipe is so different, but all so good!

[mrchoongting1]

aww she is ah Guyanese,good try girl!

[chrisypierre]

i tryed this last year an my cake finished in 3 days i was like yesss! it was delicious

[alijs1]

i respect your effort, but i am from the caribbean and this is so far from the real black cake. try grinding the fruits before u soak them.

[Chrissynysc]

This brings back memories of my Jamaican dad...:) he used to soak the fruits for a year

[locutz]

girl you must be crazy we get that cake batter alcohol and all lol

[daizydaze123]

try BestBlackCakes com! they have the besttttttt!

[CW11lover]

CAN YOU PLEASE INBOX ME ALL THE INGREDIENTS USED PLEASE???? I am making one for June 12th, I ve been soaking my fruits for almost 1 year

[dizzymaiden]

I am thinking of doing this now in spring to get ready for the winter holidays. does the mix of fruit stay in the fridge?

[stacym72]

the fruits were supposed to age for like a year in the liquor

[cnwms21]

@coppersulphate002 sorry im just getting back to u. i basically followed her recipe as far as how to prepare it but i used diffrent ingredients...i used bajan rum and red port wine. Its important like this women said to soak your fruit as long as u can, it will increase the flavor I could send u the list of ingredients i used if u want because I used more fruits then this women if im not mistaken. ;-)

[lilmisssunsett]

No no in jamaica its called christmas cake or rum cake

[bonifyjamaican]

thank you sooo much . i will be making my own black cake . last year i bought two from my "BROTHER" for $35. each and it tasted like pudding. so i vow never to ever buy another black cake, i will make my own with help from your recipe.

[100Kittigyal]

is ruby rich a good wine to polish the cake after baking?

[minnieclips]

Do you have more videos.

[mahalukie]

thanks great vid

[FanzineVideo]

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[Queenweezy1]

ANTIGUA STAND UP!!!..

[santoshiful]

OH, "wow"....did she cook-up that accent in the kitchen too? Hhahahahahhaa. Stick to curry.

[MsKimmova]

we usually soak the fruits in dark room from a month before makin the cake

[BlackSkullz09]

I love making this i learned from my grandmother's freind a few months ago. Its really good :)

[GTVEVEMAN]

Black Cake Is A Traditional Cake From Guyana. My Family Make it During The Christmas Time or Special Event

[dbastard1977]

@GTVEVEMAN Black cake is a traditional Christmas cake which is made in all English speaking West Indian colonies including Guyana. I'm from Trinidad, my parents are from Grenada, my grandparents are from Barbados, St. Vincent and St. Lucia and they all made black cake for Christmas.

[Ionization2020]

Good video but your pronouncing Carribean wrong. Its KA-RIB-BE-AN. not KAH-RIB-BE-AN.

[OmgitsLexxi2o3]

@Ionization2020 actually. it can be pronounced either way depending on the persons accent or just way they want to say it.. I say it like she does but my grandma says it your way, either way is nor right or wrong.

[lexdiamonds1990]

@Ionization2020 Not everyone pronounces it that way, I know plenty caribbean people who pronounce it like her, is only Trini people who pronounce it ka-RI-be-an

[marcydixon]

Thank you very much I appreciate this so much. I have been hunting a good tutorial of the black cake and used yours. It came out Excellent and I served it with some sorrel. Thanks GOD BLESS!!

[leetaken1]

u don't put it in a food mixer, you are suppose to melt the sugar and butter together first lady in a bowl god.

[FatJan]

This recipe is fine with me. In fact, I use the same ingredients. Everyone knows that each person has a slightly different way to what is depicted here. This was an illustration of how to bake a black 'cake' and if you want a christmas 'pudding', then you can add more wine to the batter. BTW, did someone say that they put MILK in their recipe? OH..MY..GOD! Any right-minded Caribbean person knows that milk is absolutely not an ingredient in any shape or form.

[cnwms21]

You have to give her credit where its due...many west indians make this cake diffrently, so dont be disrespectful. I am bajan and she is missing ingredience, but her process it correct, this recipe is for americans who dont have any recipe to follow, I would suggest they find a carribean recipe from a carribean site, then follow her guidelines, just a suggestion. Good job!

[sumaiya999]

sir/madam we are not being disrespectful we are just being factual to the fact that the cake does not look good and the concepts are off yes she would get credit where credit is due if she is saying that the care is her version not implying that this is the trini version and or the caribbean version take care and have a merry christmas and a happy new year bye

[coppersulphate002]

@cnwms21 hey there!! Im a bajan myself who lives in Canada and I just loovvvvee Black cake! My mom was the best ever, but she is far away from me. I would really love to know how to make black cake: can you give me the proper bajan recipe for it ?

Thanks!

[DATAisLOVE]

FAIL

[sweetasteofyoux3]

This is the closest recipe that I have seen to my Mom's cake. Good job!

[Trelli28]

That's an awful recipe! The cake looks like stone. We make Jamaican black cake and the batter is liquid and the parts(sugar,flour & butter) are equal, plus add milk, rum and wine. I was just curious to see if Jamaican black cake recipe was online. BTW Jamaicans use ray&nephew white rum. It is the most flavourful of rums and gives the cake it's distinctive appeal.

[sumaiya999]

the lady is not making this cake correctly she is an embarrassment to the fruit cake concept i am a trini to the bone and my cake looks better than hers and certainly done differently

[preetin24]

hi.. can u pls share the recipe with measurements andi searched for ur website couldnt find it. can u pls share the website link also..

[patisserie1]

My recommendation would be after removing cake from oven, poke some holes with a wooden skewer and apply the rum & cherry wine mixture while the cake is still hot. This method allows the cake to absorb more liquid than it would by waiting for the it to cool down. The cake will become more moist.

[iboney]

I'm always given black cake over the holidays but have never made it. I love to bake and have always wanted to try it but am an impulsive baker so I don't really plan and this requires patience. I'll definitely try it. Thanks for the recipe, its very similar to one I have although yours has less sugar which is great.

[misstrinidad08]

mmmm makin meh hungry! love meh black cake eh!

[kev61683]

Thanks ! I will keep searching. The icing that is used is smooth like a fondant icing when it is dried and hard. When the cake is cooled the almond paste is rolled flat and laid on the cake and then the icing is applied on top of that. I will let you know if I come across the recipie. Thanks ! and Happy New Year !

[kev61683]

How do you make the icing for the cake? Im Guyanese and we usually make and ice these cakes for Christmas, New Years or for weddings. I cannot find a decent icing recepie for this cake. I know it involves almond paste and then a layer of icing. However I am not sure of the measurements.

[raminganeshram]

we usually make a boiled sugar icing. If you go to my blog at table2type dot blogspot you can find that recipe. i've never done it with almond paste but would like to know how. I'll look into it!

[amobi25]

thank you very much for putting this on youtube =D

[vigenie]

what are you wrapping the cake with at the end? you didn't mention. thanks.

[raminganeshram]

with unbleached muslin that you can get in any kitchen store. Though, if you don't want to be totally traditional a large ziptop bag works wonderfully. just put cake inside then continue to baste.

[qutoobe]

It looks like cheese cloth to me. One of my friends at work made this for me a few years back (Although the recipe she gave me was a bit different, save the soaking of the fruit for up to a year, which, I feel, is instrumental and necessary) and I absolutely loved it! I put the rest in a ziplock and kept it out of the fridge for months and it was still fantastic-as delicious and moist as the first day! Thank You so much for this recipe!

[iboney]

I've never put mine in the fridge. I actually found a slice from Christmas 2007 and it was even better.

[angusmehreen]

I was wondering do we need to preheat the oven and if so how many degrees. is 350 ok

[raminganeshram]

hi there. You can do 350 for 1 hour or until cake tester comes clean. OR, preferably cook for 2 hours in a slow oven (250 degrees, preheated)

[korrisha]

Wow damn girl you are good you made my mouth water I feeling to go to the grocery store right now and purchase me some ingredients to make that cake lookin hell fine deliicious, Keisha in caribbean trinidad

[FioNate4ever1]

Looks delicious! Can you please share your recipe with me?

[Caribbeanrestaurant]

Very good video.. the video is detailed enough for even a novice to re-create the recipe. Well done

[cousin229]

I am almost deaf and can not hear what the Lady say, also I can not find the page in the web, please post the recipe as text in a comment or in the More Information area.

Thank you!

[Rafter027]

I remember my mum making these on christmas eve and mixing everything by hand. On christmas eve, when you walk the road we lived on all you can smell is black cake being baked .. that was the making of christmas in trinidad

[rabbitsrock07]

It looks really lovely. I can imagine the taste of the wine-soaked cherries. Thanks for sharing! ^-^

[mbph2001]

I will surly try this recipe.

[infoUSSW]

Congratulations Ramin! great vid. can't wait to see the next one.