14 Best Caribbean Cake Recipes: Rum Cake, Black Cake and Sweet Loaves for the Holidays
Blessings, family! A holiday table is not complete without a cake, and in this house that can mean a rum-soaked bundt, a dark Jamaican black cake or a warm loaf of banana bread.
Below are 14 of our best Caribbean cake recipes, all from our own kitchen: the classic rum cake and black cake, creamy cheesecakes, and the sweet banana and plantain loaves we love to slice and share. Pick one, preheat the oven and bake something for the people you love.
Classic Caribbean Cakes
Start with the cakes that carry the holidays in a Jamaican kitchen: rum-soaked, spiced, dark and sweet.
1. Jamaican Rum Cake
Buttery, rum-soaked and rich enough to slice thin, the celebration cake that never goes out of season.
2. Jamaican Black Cake
Dark, rich and rum-soaked, this is the Jamaican celebration cake that has a place on every holiday table.
3. Jamaican Ginger Cake
Dark, sticky and heavy with ginger and molasses, this is the coziest cake to bake as the evenings start cooling down.
4. Hummingbird Cake (Doctor Bird Cake)
Banana, pineapple and toasted nuts under a thick cream cheese frosting, a Caribbean classic worth every mixing bowl.
5. Jamaican Toto Cake
Sweet with coconut and warm spice, this old-school Jamaican cake is tender, simple and always welcome at the table.
Creamy Cakes & Cheesecakes
When you want something rich and chilled, these creamy cakes and cheesecakes are the ones to make ahead.
6. Jamaican Rum Cream Tres Leches
A tender sponge soaked in rum cream and milk, chilled until soft and creamy and impossible to stop at one slice.
7. Mini Red Velvet Bundt Cheesecakes
Mini red velvet bundts topped with a swirl of cream cheese, small enough to serve one to every guest.
8. The Best Red Velvet Cheesecake
Velvety red cake and creamy cheesecake in one slice, finished with a thick swirl of white frosting.
9. Pineapple Upside Down Cheesecake
Caramelized pineapple rings and cherries sitting on a creamy cheesecake, a showstopper for any holiday table.
10. Callaloo Cheesecake
Our signature cheesecake with callaloo folded in, the first of its kind and a real conversation starter.
Banana & Plantain Bread Cakes
Loaves count as cake in this house. These banana and plantain breads bake up moist, sweet and perfect for sharing.
11. Callaloo Banana Bread
Our signature loaf folds fresh callaloo into a tender, sweet banana bread you would never guess was hiding greens.
12. Vegan Rum Raisin Banana Bread
Rum-soaked raisins and ripe bananas in a fully plant-based loaf, finished with a sweet glaze poured over the top.
13. Cream Cheese Banana Bread
Ripe bananas and a cream cheese swirl baked into a tender loaf, made to be sliced warm with a cup of tea.
14. Jamaican Callaloo Plantain Bread
Sweet plantain and callaloo baked into one moist, nutty loaf that eats beautifully with a pat of butter.
A Word of Wisdom
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Ecclesiastes 11:1
Bake something this week and share it before it cools. Wrap a slice for a neighbour, carry a loaf to somebody who is tired, and give thanks to the Most High for a warm oven and a full table. Blessings, family. 🇯🇲
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