Trinidadian Mums Try Other Trinidadian Mums' Black Cake

[@adaenechi6723]

Whew I ate A LOT of black cake this day, thanks to all the mums again - what do you think the final dish will be from the trini mums?

[@MissBratitude]

Pelau 🇹🇹🇹🇹

[@kanyegang2810]

I'm glad you're showing different fruit cakes. IN America, black moms doesn't eat it, and don't bring it over.

[@socaaddict3887]

Only one more?!!!!

[@beccanator1386]

Aloo and salfish bake 😫💝

[@jessiec8736]

Did Janelle not want to do black cake? She was my favourite last time!

[@lekibb2905]

I like it when everyone is fair, kind and constructive in their comments, and not just scoring low to "beat" the other Mums.

[@JM-vj7we]

❤

[@meme-om9yb]

They were giving each other terrible scores up until the last one 😂

[@jv-sc1fs]

Facts

[@xlisa040]

Preach!

[@danaspringer4049]

Trini people are polite to a fault lol

[@yolandaporter3031]

I like how Giselle judged based on what a traditional Black cake should be even though she doesn’t like the traditional way.

[@joelmorris9036]

These three women are the epitome of class, wit, friendly competition and womanhood. Such a joy to watch

[@khadijah16]

Giselle you knew that was not black cake🤦🏾‍♀️

[@savagely1892]

Thyz wah I saying n I was waiting for she cake she disappointe me

[@egeehaque9016]

I'm surprised Giselle's cake wasn't black. I think the right person won, but the first one looked the best.

[@dennise8778]

Exactly! The right person won & yes the 1st. 1 looked the best. & I find nothing wrong with putting a cherry on top. Giselle's cake was a fruit sponge.

[@iamcharane]

I love that Giselle accent is prominent but sis, you know you made a 'light fruit cake or fruit sponge'. Reanette and Nadine's cake looked like what a traditional black cake should look like but I've never had it with nuts in it before. Reanette process with the water is accurate for baking it but clearly the right taste won. Congrats to Nadine.

[@seygra20]

Exactly, anyone expecting black cake and got what she presented would be upset. Giselle's cake was a type of fruitcake but not black cake

[@sciencetingss]

Agree, black cake or Jamaican fruit cake/Christmas cake tek too long for mek

[@theechubbyone]

Everyone has a preference. When my mom soaks fruits at the beginning of the year, she has one glass jar with raw peanuts ground in and one without.

[@dennise8778]

I put Almonds in my cake. Nothing wrong with the walnuts either. The nuts add a bit of texture.

[@SobrietyandSolace]

I would love to see a documentary about the origins of Caribbean black cake. I feel like the roots are in European fruit cakes like Irish whiskey cake and regular Christmas cake, but I feel like there’s more fruit, it’s more moist, it soaks longer, there is more dark rum and molasses. I’m sort of flip flopping back and forth between European and Caribbean recipes trying to make up my mind how I want to attempt to make my idea of a perfect fruit cake

[@vidiaparamaatmaseeker2130]

1. Black cake 2. Fruit cake 3. Black cake

[@BT-jm3ww]

Congrats Nadine! Nadine's cake was the closest to the black cake I've known all my life. Reanette's cake was true to the color of black cake.

[@Tysiana217]

OMGGG, Ranette is gorgeous… her skin looks amazing!

[@carloscardona2527]

You ladies did Trini proud! Fair, constructive and honest comments.... Thank you for representing the Red, White and Black so gracefully

[@kayflip2233]

I'm Filipino American from NYC and travel around the world for work consistently. Grew up around a lot of Trinis in Queens and it's my favorite cuisine in the world. Whenever I am abroad eating at popular restaurants and having the local specialities, I always think "damn, if there was a roti and doubles shop here, they would humiliate this food and people would question their food standards after eating it". I'm sad Trini food doesn't get the global respect it deserves.

[@Indigo565]

That's fine. Money isn't everything and some gatekeeping is necessary. They've already gentrified ox tail to the the point where it's extremely expensive when it was previously considered food only the "poor" ate.

[@mikiniwilliams5916]

@@Indigo565 That part! Ox tail is high as heck now and I grew up eating ox tail soup as a Child. It was very inexpensive back then and the portions were always generous.

[@kittylemeu]

That's OK. I don't want our for being taken over and reinvented. See what they've done to cuisine from other countries that became popular? No thanks. Lol.

[@beyourself2444]

Trini food is my fav too,then Thai food

[@alanaramdeen7719]

Please visit trinidad (your food tastes great too 👍) 😂❤

[@YAHSWarrior7777]

I can tell whether black cake is moist or not just by looking at it. Miss Nadine definitely deserved that W.

[@Donjuanchris]

This was a good show. The Moms were fair but to be honest when I saw Giselle cake I bus out laughing. Black cake on bleaching cream lol jk

[@ventaliq]

LMFAO ON BLEACHING CREAM 😂😂

[@xixiesta7306]

eh i bawl out🤣!

[@flyingrover9022]

😂😂😂😂

[@AprilT72]

Now Giselle, you know that's not black cake 😂.

[@trinikay1991]

Giselle know fully well that is a sponge cake with soaked fruits lol

[@Indigo565]

She laid out her disclaimer from the beginning 😂

[@Achristie30]

RANETTE have the prettiest skin color and glow, it’s mesmerising

[@Marziamoin]

At first i assumed this would be one of those toxic trying food vdoes where people intentionally bash other people’s food and talk trash abt them. Or giving others low scores to win by themselves. But i was WRONG. this was so WHOLESOME! their honest feedback and the overall reviewing of the foods that they made were so positive. Watching this vdo made me feel good ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉💖💖💖💖😍

[@socaaddict3887]

It's a Trini thing. Honest to a fault but not malicious.

[@Marziamoin]

@@socaaddict3887 this is exactly why i enjoyed this one a lot… will be looking towards more Trinidadian culture , i honestly liked the food.

[@SusanaSantei]

Growing up I never understood why my chocolate birthday cake never tasted like other chocolate cakes. I was 10 when I found out It wasnt chocolate cake. It was Black cake all along. No alcohol though. In Cape verd its called "bolo escuro"

[@tessamohammed]

Aw that’s soo cutee hahaha

[@jasminespencer2872]

😂lovely

[@machoda123]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@BluemoonLacrymosa]

I know! I never understood for a bit either. My fami is Antiguan and I would non-alch black cake and was confused for years why it didn't taste or feel like dark chocolate cake

[@radicalpaddyo]

Such a joy to see one of these in my feed. I try cooking at least one meal from each of the countries that gets featured and I've never been disappointed

[@buzzfeedUK]

which has been your favourite dish so far?

[@radicalpaddyo]

@@buzzfeedUK to cook, either jollof Rice or "Ragù a la Bolognese", because they are both super easy but very delicious. Really nice was the Ghormeh sabzi, but I ordered that at an Iranian food place I found after the episode. *Chefs kiss*

[@msfeistyman]

What a nice idea, good way to taste foods from all around the world! That would make for a good KZbin series.

[@radicalpaddyo]

@@msfeistyman sounds good for sure. I also think that they should have a guest/regular each round who doesn't know anything about the food, just to taste them, and to judge completely impartially. Could be quite funny

[@yeahokay8229]

@@radicalpaddyo That’s a fantastic idea!

[@emmanuelcapers2270]

I love these contestants. They're so mature and fair. Loved watching this! Nothing like the other contestants I've seen, who are disrespectful and hurtful at times. Bring these people back again!

[@youngboss8807]

As soon as I saw Nadine's cake I started salivating ☺️

[@BT-jm3ww]

Me too lol

[@liyahliy6894]

My Grandma puts half a bottle of rum, port wine, falernum AND Sherry. Then she soaks the cakes as soon as they come out of the oven with the same mixture 😂. It’s delicious

[@naketawiggins711]

This is how it is done

[@NylasWorld]

My family is from Fiji 🇫🇯 but we also make black cake around Christmas!! 😮

[@ttislandgirl3260]

Keep it coming ah loving the Trinibagonian vibes next it will be lovely to see a Trinibagonaian mums Sunday lunch. 🇹🇹❤️

[@alexlandonable]

Ranette has to drop the skin care routine, her skin's looking damn fine.

[@kwameopoku3576]

I can see the indian in her

[@mikiniwilliams5916]

@@kwameopoku3576 Black sweetie, you see black. #ThatGoodBlackDontCrack

[@kwameopoku3576]

@@mikiniwilliams5916 i think she coolie there’s a shine to her skin

[@noworries8423]

​@Mikini Williams it's definitely the Indian in her

[@zidane8452]

@@kwameopoku3576 she's obviously Indian

[@Eristotl3]

I got married in Jamaica and my wedding cake was black cake. To this day that was the best cake I have ever had.

[@ahmadadi5018]

They’re just so nice and constructive and i love that🤍🤍

[@arose9871]

It is nice to find out other countries make black cake. 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲 We are more alike than I thought. ❤️

[@favour3319]

Black Cake/Rum Cake/ Christmas cake is definitely a Caribbean thing just like Rice and beans (Rice and peas).

[@NylasWorld]

This is so interesting to me. My family is from Fiji, but we also make this dessert!! With the soaked cherries and rum.

[@siosworld4064]

@@favour3319 ha ha lol well I didn’t know black cake was a Jamaican thing lol. I thought it was a caribbean cake all caribbean countries make it and make it different. Lol

[@tishainnis]

@@NylasWorld I think because Fiji is also part of the British colonies and black cake derives from English Christmas fruitcake; so it would make sense that Fiji has its own version as well. I went to a Nigerian/Ghanaian wedding once and they had their own traditional black wedding cake as well. I was so surprised.

[@sjackie1]

Trinis have a lot in common with Jamaicans (and other Caribbean islands as well) like pone, sorrel, pastelles and fried plantain.

[@TheAlkebulanTrust]

🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 #Trini to the world and back

[@doublekushhh]

The land of Calypso, Limbo, and Steelpan. Big up us fr bruv 🇬🇧🇹🇹💯

[@NMaey07]

Black cakes for Us from the ABC islands (Aruba,Bonaire & Curacao) is that cake, we normally presents at special occasions, like weddings, christening etcetc...Cut into small squares to give the guests when leaving the party

[@laura-maejames3424]

My mom in law does that as well, we live in Tobago

[@prizzmhf]

Bolo preto! Gave it away at my wedding. And like tradition saved a piece for my first anyversity.

[@ckurzable]

Yeah we do that too in Tobago! I always hated black cake growing up but since I moved I am always busy making it every Christmas and strangely enough my kids love it.

[@YesVibez]

Big up to all Trinis! 🇯🇲 🇯🇲 🇯🇲

[@Spookyglam]

These are the favorite of my episodes when not only are they fair to each other, but they teach us a lot about the dish through the critiques rather than just bad mouth the competition.

[@princeashtongreen5086]

Giselle's laugh is EVERYTHING! ❤

[@XHobbiesPrime]

All the cake's look delicious. Ranette's looks more like the cakes I am used to and I really want a piece. :D

[@butterbeans666]

They're all so nice and wholesome! 🥰 more videos with these mums pls

[@bobbleheadmoe]

Giselle’s cake is definitely not a black cake

[@khyraphillip9458]

She made a fruit sponge which is nice but not what they were asked to make

[@Icewolf2211]

Bring these lovely ladies back, it’s so refreshing to see constructive criticism instead of all the bashing .

[@shackelbaptiste1606]

Giselle your cake is not a black it a light rum fruit cake.

[@garethwesleyevans]

😂 Giselle, that's not black cake. Ranette's looked the best to me.

[@princeloren86]

They all have very soothing voices.

[@cloudburstt]

Carribean ppl are so particular but that's probably why their food is so good 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@sades_travels1749]

I'm not sure persons know that if they are not able to soak their fruits for a year, just steam the fruits in the rum and wine.. We Jamaicans know how to turn up with our black cake

[@jameeliaclarke3576]

coooll do you have a recipe

[@christinalafleur3813]

Steam or stew? How do you steam fruits?

[@thecunninlynguist]

I think I would've picked rannette's cake

[@XHobbiesPrime]

Same

[@undaunted1065]

Yes! Rannette's cake looked the best to me.

[@shuggzkonnor5004]

Visually Ranette’s cake looks like a black cake you get a restaurants extra black. Giselle’s looks like a softer bun cake. Nadine’s very close to what most people make at home.

[@deendrew36]

Isn’t it funny how we are all kinda connected by food? My British and Scottish grandmas used to make fruitcakes for Christmas and soak them all year practically! This is very similar.

[@stefanjay6856]

I do believe that English Christmas pudding is what would’ve inspired Caribbean black cakes when you consider that many of us are/were British colonies.

[@compassionbeforepity]

Yh it’s slavery

[@deendrew36]

@@compassionbeforepity 😢

[@DeeDiamond2981]

Colonialism

[@deendrew36]

@@DeeDiamond2981 yeah. You are right. 😣

[@uncensoredreality]

Giselle knew damn well that wasn’t a Black cake 😂😂😂

[@AkRenee]

I've never heard of black cake! It's something I definitely want to try now.

[@bunji_beans]

Aw these mums were so lovely

[@cheeseandsprinklez]

These womens skin.... gorgeous. They are so beautiful and I just had to say it even though it has nothing to do with the video lol

[@kyrabrown6529]

I LOVE when my aunt or Granny make black cake! It's the best so imagine my surprise seeing this video! I love the attention to the TnT

[@mocharmed]

This was fun to watch and Giselle is gorgeous

[@kk-xi8li]

I'm Trini...and I've always hated black cake lol That being said Giselle's cake is not a black cake lol. I love her though lol

[@lilkeyla5769]

Happy to this in my feed, I usually don't see these til month or more later haha Everyone was so nice and reasonable here, I love it and will watch more with them

[@gothcsm]

The way I gasped when Giselle suddenly brought out that pale a$$ cake omg 😭

[@emersonbelfon3799]

I love Ranetté’s attitude , just lovely

[@jadealexander8233]

I was really thinking to myself if Buzzfeed ever did a Caribbean Mom's try each other's Black Cake/Caribbean cake

[@puddincup9879]

Moral of the story; Nadine can cook!

[@welderDJ]

I loved watching the 3rd cake and knowing that's black cake

[@adonicamccourty9605]

You should do a Jamaican moms black cake/ rum cake next

[@teheheheheta1336]

Now Giselle I was backing you on the last video but lovah that's a fruit cake and not a black cake. How it's supposed to look is literally in the name

[@Ahmm101]

Where is the “black” in your black cake Giselle🧐. It looks good tho…..love the pendant too👀🇹🇹

[@vanessavelez1107]

As a first gen AmeriColombian all my bday cakes were always black cake when I just wanted a plain box cake 😅

[@undaunted1065]

Awwww.🎂🧁🤗

[@WALKIETEAM12]

Giselle is very fair! Constructive criticism no animosity. Also, her laugh makes me smile every time 😂❤

[@lilmissmalone]

it is so refreshing to see a fair rating given by all the participants. well done nadine!

[@tyrelbeenplayin7113]

Me and the boys watching this in Trinidad 🇹🇹

[@yuykur]

This project is amazing! Such a great way to learn more about different cuisines and cultures. Would love to see Ukrainian edition, we have amazing traditional cuisine- borscht, varenyky, Kyiv chicken, holubtsi and a lot more!

[@nanirivera9083]

I love these videos about mums try, I just wish you'd make more of them.

[@MissDeenaB94]

Forget the cake, can we get a skincare routine from each of these ladies?! Liiiiikeeeeeeeeeeeeee 🤯😍😂

[@wayupsoftly]

You guys need to find a grenadian mom and a vincentian mom to come unto the show mon.

[@Nataliesimmons1868]

Nadine cake looks the closest to our black cake

[@socaaddict3887]

Somebody missin.....somebody missin missin....

[@LaCurlySue562]

Pleasantly surprised that Janelle didn't participate in this one 🎉🥳

[@TiVi_br87]

I want to try this cake so badly. This is my first time hearing about it and it looks delicious!!

[@trini_t6695]

@BuzzFeed UK one suggestion to change the title to Trinbagonian as we are Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹. Much thanks❤

[@adaenechi6723]

Would that work since none of them were from Tobago? Just didn’t want to say it without the actual representation if that makes sense

[@trini_t6695]

@@adaenechi6723 Good point. Generally when we speak of anything associated with the country we say Trinbagonian. The dessert was cooked by Trinis and the dish is locally known in T&T and the Caribbean.

[@venezolanatrini]

I love Giselle she sound like she just leave Piarco,but I don’t like her light skin black cake, Giselle waz dat one?! At least u tried.😅

[@setset6373]

Wayz da second one😭🤣 I get a jumpscare wi.... I only ever like black cake from my mom cause she kept the real traditional recipe and around Christmas I love seeing the process..

[@claudinebernadettejimdar1681]

They have beautiful accents.

[@KP_MF]

I’m in love with rannette eyes.. so beautiful

[@artsyfartsy1984]

Hahahaha This is often a trini family point of contention!!!! Lol who makes the best black cake 😅

[@TrevonFoxxx]

Lolol the other 4th lady didn’t want to come back after losing twice 😂😂😂

[@prettyblkgyrl74]

Gissell looks so much like Kenya Moore 🥰❤️

[@EbbyGerl]

Took a brown xake to a blaxk cake competition and was surprised she didn't win.

[@thecunninlynguist]

I'm on a no sweets cleanse and all that cake looks delicious 😆

[@kingcharles4134]

Top tip, Fruits can be soaked the night before...cut em up, mix your liquors, bring to a boil add fruit, let them soak overnight...done!!

[@tyrellharewood225]

Big up Nadine, the only one who checked off the basic criteria and succeeded. keep it simple, follow the rules and you'll be fine. STOP EXPERIMENTING WITH BLACK CAKE

[@RoxiieSays]

I loveee black cake!! 😩❤️

[@sweetdoll6641]

IM TRINIIII TOO AYYYY

[@missshans5363]

In Jamaica we all it Rum cake, love it ❤

[@kissedbyarose5169]

Christmas cake

[@missshans5363]

@@kissedbyarose5169 Christmas cake yes but it is also called Rum Cake.

[@kissedbyarose5169]

@@missshans5363 never heard of that, cause there is an actual rum cake and most time Christmas cakes uses wines like red label etc and not necessarily rum persay

[@moniquemonique4372]

Wine cake, black cake, rum cake, wedding cake… it’s called everything lol

[@kissedbyarose5169]

@@moniquemonique4372 true, do you know the light brown rum cake?

[@latoyaroache345]

Nadine black cake is the correct way. The first one is too smooth the second is definitely not black cake

[@alanacespedes7305]

Giselle's brown cake lol

[@uniquesarniek7582]

They were so modest ❤

[@siosworld4064]

Yes I also make my browning from scratch aswell

[@kerrian4564]

Giselle girl that is not black cake🇯🇲🇯🇲😂😂

[@PeppermintPat]

Giselle might have had a delicious tasting cake but that definitely wasn't a traditional trini fruit cake, so I'm relieved she didn't win.

[@jermainedouglas7301]

Im lowkey mad Giselle’s didnt get last place for not being a black cake 😭😭

[@undaunted1065]

Agreed! It should've been last based on appearance alone.

[@kingcharles4134]

Giselle made fruit sponge cake!!!

[@Sirdewitt]

Ranette’s skin tone is simply beautiful to me

[@andreasimmons9943]

This was fun to watch. I think Ranette's cake looked the best in what black cake should look like. Have clue about the taste, but i sure this was going to come down to Ranette or Nadine(congrats!). I actually appreciate Giselle bringing her version of black cake because it's a courageous move knowing others would immediate say it isn't black cake, In her defense... there are some Trinidadian people make black cake like this and still call it black cake because they still go through the process of soaking the fruit for a long time, but they may not use or as much of the alcohol normally used to soak the fruit and then soak the cake. I know this personally because my mother does this because she doesn't like all the alcohol. One of the other criteria for mastering the art of black cake is the ability to make it in those Christmas cookie tins.

[@apachec5589]

I saw Black cake and Fruit cake but the only thing I care about is good Trini Baking on display. Mums , play yuhself. Proud of meh country, trini to d bone, and Black Cake.