Chester Cake
>> Saturday, 12 June 2010
Here in the Caribbean, we too have a rich food heritage centered on "ole time" bakeries and bread vans. A couple of months ago, Chennette wrote an Ode to the Bread Van in which she shared about the bakeries and bread vans in her hometown in Trinidad. I, for my part, immediately felt the longing for Chester Cake, one of those ole time baked goods that's not as popular today as it was back in the day. Read this week's column to find out more about Chester Cake and for a recipe to make it yourself. Trust me, you'll never throw away stale bread again.
I baked two pans of Chester Cake and introduced my Barbadian students to this Guyanese treat that was inherited from our European ancestors. The following week they wanted to know when I was baking again (smile).
I like my Chester Cake to have a buttery rich pastry crust that crumbles, falls in my lap, and melts in my mouth. I like the cake itself to be moist from the rum-soaked fruits and I want to smell the spices!
Make this soon.
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That cake looks so cool! It must taste heavenly! Yummy!
Cheers,
Rosa
Cynthia, your cake looks so moist and rich! I have never had Chester Cake, but I want to smell the spices, too. Thanks for sharing the history as well. I'll have to try this some time :)
OMG ! This cake looks absoluteye delicious, as always, great pictures, great work my dear Cynthia
This is a new one for me and I will certainly give it a try. I love learning about traditional Caribbean food and their origins. Great post.
Hi Cynthia, this cake sounds so wonderful. I'm seriously wondering how I can make a vegan version for myself. I need to study the recipe more (I clicked on it and checked it out). I didn't see the recipe for the buttery crust though???
By the way, I came over to thank you for your complement on my 'groovy' plates, and I immediately loved your bread pans. Maybe we have the same taste in kitchen ware...
Cynthia,
I've never heard of this cake before. It sounds so good.
I really agree with you that it's important to preserve authentic recipes. You do such a great job at that!
Whoa. I've never heard of this cake either, but it looks so rich!! I love the crust. Wow.
This looks so good and delicious and I love that your are bringing back some forgotten recipes.
cynthia your photos are so tempting !! cheers de Paris Pierre
OMG! That slice looks so moist and delicious. Chester cake sounds so good, never heard of it before. Good post. Enjoy and have a great Sunday,
oh man..look at that slice of chester cake! I want to grab it out of the screen!
Thanks for offering us a piece of tradition to day Cynthia. I can see why the kids would have loved this:D
you know you & i need to put together a food porn cookbook. i mean your talent and photos are just stellar. love love love this. thank god i just ate....
Chester cake is so new to me!
That is one interesting cake recipe. The photos are definitely tempting me to try it soon!!
Oh I just love those pictures... the crumbly crust, moist filling.. Pass it on, please!!!
OMG! Cynthia I dont have words for this: Look yummy, tasty, georgeous, wonderful, yummy,yummy,, I love it! gloria
Cynthia...never had this kind of cake...and I really wish to try it...looks so yummie from your description and pictures...mouth watering :-)
Another fabulous and interesting post Cynthia! Not heard of the cake before, but it looks and smells (!) wonderful!!
Oh my, this looks so delicious! I'm certainly making this soon!
It's great to learn about this cake, it looks and sound absolutely heavenly! A must try for sure!
Looks so appealing :) Lovely pictures.
This reminds me of minced pie. Looks so rich!
Hey Cynthia, thanks for sending the crust recipe...
It looks so delicious! Thanks for sharing...
Cynthia, I had never heard of Chester cake before - it certainly looks GOOD!
OMG..I remember buying this when I was attending Sacred Heart Primary School, I used hop over to Arapaima at lunchtime. I LOVED this cake, but was never able to find a recipe or anyone selling it in the US. I have to try this...thanks Cynthia.
Cynthia your pastry looks so out-of-this-world good :-) the perfect colour and texture. Kudos :-)
MMMMMMMMM,....Cybthia!! That chester cake lokks marvellous & pretty tasty too!
I never tasted it before but that is going to change,..looks dam tasty!
That cake looks amazing!!!Great post and pictures as usual....I would love a piece of that cake.
Wow - that is absolutely my kind of cake. Love all those ingredients, and I can only imagine how good it must taste. I've never heard of this before, or seen anything quite like it, so thank you for sharing it and the recipe with us!
This is real tempting Cynthia dear..the filling looks so yummy and perfect w/ the mild pastry as a covering..
Thanks for introducing a new cake. The inside is super moist and the pic is super cool!
Doesn't that slice looks yummy!
I never heard of these before, but its good that you posted about it. Its a pity to see many "traditional" foods disappearing either because the present generations thingk its too much work or perhaps don't even know about it.
Was wondering, since I don't like the rum soaked fruit, could I soak the fruit in orange or apple juice? I know its not quite the same thing but......... :)
And thanks for the tabbouleh link.
Hi Cynthia. Sensational dessert that, mouth is watering!
Cheers
David
I never heard of Chester Cake, but it looks divine. I think I would need a nap after a slice ;)
Hope you're well, Cynthia!
This is my first time hearing about Chester Cake. It looks interesting and the cake part reminds of a pudding type or a pone type of pastry.
Wow, that looks like something I could eat WAY too much of! Flaky butter crust and rum soaking and all that, YUM!
Ah that looks like Dublin 'Gur Cake' to me - one of my childhood favourites.
As a child ,I used to take a trip to the local cake shop in our village in england ... I loved this one ,a real favourite . Now living in australia have'nt tasted this for 40 years ...cant wait!!!
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