The original Boston cream pie recipe featured not only cake, two types of fondant, and sliced toasted almonds, but also a ...

Jamaican Rum Cake I went to Jamaica a couple of years ago and stayed at a Montego Bay Resort. I had a blast and the food was amazing. If you go, you must try an original Jamaican rum cake!

I long thought that carrot cake was an American invention, until I found out that an early version was made by Venetian Jews in the original ghetto ... a soft, rum-flavoured mascarpone cream.

Enjoy the Caribbean flavours in this rich and moist ginger spiced rum cake. It's delicious with or without the icing, so feel free to drop that part if you don't have a particularly sweet tooth.

For dinner en famille, simply brush the cake with warm apricot jam, perhaps with a bit of rum stirred in. For something a bit fancier, drizzle on the second glaze just before serving.