Monday, October 31, 2011

A Trip Back In Time: The Rum Cup-Cake

We've all satisfied our sweet tooth's with a Cupcake. Way back when we were kids. But have you ever had a moist Rum Cupcake made with Premium Imported Jamaican Rum. This is a Grown up adult version of a childhood classic that will take you back in time!

Rum cupcakes were just an idea I had for modernizing two delectable treats...My Rum cake and the timeless Cup cake. After testing my recipe with a select few of my customers, I started getting requests for my rum cupcakes as much as the others cakes I bake. The Rum cup cake is fast becoming a very popular item.

Over the past few years cup cakes have become very popular with requests for Party and holiday events with friends, to as big of an event as a wedding. There are many folks searching the web for "How-To" recipes, specifically with rum. I then went to local bakery's in my neighborhood and to my surprise, something I never realized before, there really is no real, true rum cup cake?! With that, I went straight to work! And so It is my pleasure to present to you the official Ms. Merl rum cup cake!

Made with real Jamaican rum, not "essence". It's a mini rum cake if you will, made the with the sames steps, with the same ingredients, and same love to give you that warm feeling head to toe! Everyone knows, how different it is to have your own cup cake, as opposed to a slice of cake that everyone else is having. Peeling the wrapper off, and eating the bottom first to save the top for last. Or, eating the bubbled cap off first, if thats your cup cake delight. Which ever way you choose to eat it, this rum cup cake is sure to deliver all the goodness you desire from the first to very last crumb!

This rum cup cake is something I am very proud of. The taste of rum throughout makes this the adult treat of the season. Perfect for the autumn and winter months! Great for a dessert, or party favor too!

Enjoy

Ms. Merl

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Rum Cakes

6″ Jamaican Black Cake
Serves 10-12 of your closest family and friends.34.95
8″ Jamaican Black Cake

Serves 20-24 of your closest friends and family.

$44.95

9″ Jamaican Black Cake

Serves 30-32 of your guests, family, and friends

$59.95

6 Rum CupCakes

A half dozen of Ms. Merls EXCLUSIVE Rum Cupcakes for the home.

$24.95

12 Rum Cupcakes

A full dozen of Ms. Merl’s Exclusive Rum Cupcakes in a party size!

$39.95

Ms. Merl’s Classic Bunt Rum Cake

Ms. Merl Doesn’t disappoint with her Rum Cake Recipe

$24.95

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Black Cake - Rum Cakes - Rum Cupcakes

6" Jamaican Black Cake

Serves 10-12 of your family and friends

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Monday, October 24, 2011

Black Cake and Rum Cake: The Difference Between the Two

Jamaican Black Cake and Rum Cake are the same cake, some call it “‘rum” and others call it “Black”.

However they are not exactly the same cake in fact.

Black cake is made of minced fruit which is soaked in Jamaican Rum and wine (Ms. Merl uses imported Port Wine she gets from the islands). Much like Rum Cake which is also of rum infused fruits. Burnt sugar is a technique used to make Black Cake, many people use jarred burnt sugar which is what actually makes the cake black, however Ms. Merl does the browning herself. Rum cake uses regular sugar with no browning or burning.

The fruits are minced in Black Cake, not all, but most. While in Rum Cake, Fruitcake or Caribbean Cake chunks of fruit are more common. Fruits for both cakes are soaked in rum and wine. Cherry wine being very popular for Rum Cake, and Port wine for Black cake. In addition, Black Cake fruits once minced are soaked for up to a year before use. The more it sits, the better the taste is for the cake. Rum cake is a quicker version of this.

The tricks of the trade to baking Jamaican Black Cake and Rum Cake are what truly makes each cake different. You could even go as far as saying Black Cake is the traditional way and therefore the long, slow baking process and Rum Cake is the quicker version of Black Cake. The area of the Caribbean is also a factor to how the cake is baked. With that said, its safe to say the bottom line of how they differ is more of how they are baked. The technique of the baking process brings out the change in texture, color and taste.

For more details on how Ms. Merl makes her cakes click here.

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Monday, October 10, 2011

Jamaican Black Cake for Halloween!

For your adult Halloween party this year, why choose trick OR treat when you can have both with Jamaican Black Cake?!

This Halloween be different from the same old witches and ghosts molded rice crispy treat? Each year theres chocolate galore in all variations so why not have something totally off the regular menu? Something to the eye everyone can relate to, yet completely with a completely unfamiliar taste? This Halloween you can have the best trick that is a treat! How? With rum and wine infused Caribbean Jamaican Black Cake!

The delectable, greatly known for Caribbean celebrations, Jamaican Black Cake, looks like a german chocolate cake, but its anything but chocolate! Typically mistaken for chocolate due to its dark color and visual texture to the eye, thats until you bite into it of course! Jamaican Rum and Port Wine gives this Black Cake a deep purple and dense black color, which makes its the best trick to throw off your Halloween guests!

This Halloween, make your table center piece this delectable, luscious Black Cake. It serves as the perfect core to your own decorations for the amazing the surprise to your guests! It's solid structure can withstand substantial decor, perfect for a jack-o-lantern at you trick-or-treat table. With Ms. Merls different cake sizes to choose from, you can create something all your own. Of course the cakes are baked to order fresh, Ms. Merl ships your cake undecorated leaving you to to create your very own unique Halloween treat! Create a pumpkin, a jack-o-lantern, or even dare to make your round cake into the head from the infamous Headless Horsemen of Sleep Hollow!

With Ms. Merls Jamaican Black Cake, there are endless choices to creating a special party this year! This Caribbean Black Cake is sure to be the most surprising to your guests, under your decor! This Halloween dont choose a Trick OR Treat, have BOTH with the Jamaican Black Cake!

Order today!

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