Showing posts with label cake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cake. Show all posts

Saturday 9 December 2023

Looking for a different take on traditional Christmas cakes and more? Then Wanis International Foods has the answer

Tortuga Caribbean Rum Cake: RRP £12.99

Tortuga "Original golden" Rum cake with walnuts; a superior quality gourmet gift cakes that makes the perfect gift or crowd-pleasing dessert to take along to your festive event host. 

Using only the finest high-quality ingredients, including specially 5-year oak barrel Tortuga Gold rum. is applied by hand. Baked fresh in the Cayman islands, then vacuum sealed to lock in the delicious freshness. Available at Ocado, independent retailers and online.

HoneyBun Christmas Cakes: RRP £14.99 for large and £9.99 for small. Fruit Cake, Black Cake, Rum cake, Christmas cake! Whatever you call it, no Christmas is complete without it! 

You will love their Honey Bun Christmas Cake, made in Jamaica using traditional methods and an authentic recipe. Moist and delicious, with the perfect blend of fruits, Jamaican rum, wine and spices to give that homemade taste.

Honey Bun Jamaican Spiced Bun: RRP £3.99

Honey Bun have been baking traditional Jamaican treats in the heart of Kingston since 1982. Jamaican ‘bun’ is traditionally served with cheese and is full of flavours synonymous with Christmas like aromatic orange peel, cinnamon and nutmeg). Can also be served warm or toasted.

Nutmeg Jam: RRP £1.99

A speciality from Grenada and the Caribbean, nutmeg jam is a wonderfully unique and delicious way to enjoy one of the world’s favourite spices. Made from the freshly picked fruit surrounding the nutmeg seed, it is sweet and fruity with the unmistakable warm and aromatic flavour of nutmeg for a truly tropical twist to your breakfast, baking, desserts and hot or cold meats.


Nice Up Your Cheeseboards!

Perfect for Christmas grazing boards, Boxing Day Buffets and Left-over turkey sandwiches.

Caribbean Mango Chutney: RRP £1.99

Nice up your curries, sandwiches and cheese boards with Tropical Sun Caribbean Mango Chutney. Hand-prepared in Central Village, Jamaica, our chutney is packed with fresh mangoes, raisins, peppers, onions and spices. Give your meal the fruity, tropical twist it deserves!

Caribbean Pepper Jelly: RRP £1.99

Prepared by hand in Central Village, Jamaica, Tropical Sun Sweet & Spicy Caribbean Pepper Jelly is made with fresh limes, fiery ginger and of course, spicy red peppers. Whether eaten with cheese and crackers, in a sandwich or as an ingredient in a delicious glaze for Christmas Ham, road pork, salmon or hot wings, let this tantalising tropical treat give your meal the sweet and spicy twist it deserves!

Caribbean Honey Thyme Glaze: RRP £2.49

If you are hosting a Christmas roast and don’t want a bland Turkey or ham, then you have just discovered your new secret ingredient: Tropical Sun Caribbean Honey Thyme Glaze! A sweet and aromatic blend of honey, thyme, red pepper, onion, garlic and pimento, this glaze will elevate your Christmas roast meats or vegetables to another level. Perfect on turkey, pork, ham, chicken and lamb, or root vegetables such as parsnips and carrots, this glaze is guaranteed to amaze. Baste for that Caribbean taste!


Rose Hall Egg Nog: RRP £4.99

A luxurious drink made with fresh milk and cream, Rose Hall Eggnog is full of festive cheer! Loved across the USA, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America their deliciously creamy eggnog is traditionally relished at Thanksgiving and Christmas. For extra, cheer, add a dash of rum, brandy or bourbon. Fill up your glass, raise a toast and celebrate life to the fullest! 

I'm unsure as to why Egg Nog isn't as popular in the UK as it should be. Let's see if we can address this situation and help make Rose Hall Egg Nog as popular here as it deserves to be!

Rose Hall Luxurious Eggnog 1Ltr Carton - DrinkSupermarket


Sorrel (Hibiscus) - 100% Natural, Dried: RRP £1.99

You might know it as hibiscus, in West African it’s called Zobo, in Mexio they call it simply ‘Jamaica’.

Sorrel, is made from dried calyces of the roselle flower and is commonly used to make drinks, including teas, tonics and festive punches. Boasting a beautiful ruby red colour and tart, cranberry-like flavour. In Jamaica, Christmas is not complete without sorrel punch, why not give out recipe a try:

Festive Sorrel Punch

From mulled wine to hot toddys, Christmas wouldn’t be complete without festive drinks, of which Caribbean sorrel punch is undoubtedly one of the most delicious! Made with Tropical Sun Food’s dried sorrel, its unmistakable vibrant magenta colour gives it a Christmassy glow and its tart and tangy flavour perfectly complements the dark rum that warms you up from the inside out. Perfect hot or over ice, served with a slice of Caribbean Christmas Rum Cake!

Happy Skin Kitchen Festive Sorrel Punch Tropical Sun Sorrel.



To learn more about these and other fantastic products please visit www.wanis.com.

Sunday 15 January 2012

That's Food and Drink: The Cake & Bake Show, The UK's First Baking Exhibi...

That's Food and Drink: The Cake & Bake Show, The UK's First Baking Exhibi...: The British are embracing baking like never before, it's become one of our biggest growing trends and to celebrate this, the UK's first baking show!

This will be ideal for Christmas 2012, as it takes place in September, just long enough to learn new great ways to bake Christmas goodies!

Wednesday 21 December 2011

mulled wine cupcakes, with Irish Whiskey and chestnut frosting


MAKES 8-10   

Cupcakes
300g plain flour
1 tbsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
175g Kerrygold block butter
150g light soft brown sugar
Finely grated rind of 1 orange
2 eggs
150ml soured cream
150ml mulled wine, room temperature

Irish whiskey and chestnut frosting

200g Kerrygold block butter
100g chestnut puree
450g golden icing sugar
2-3 tbsp Irish whiskey

1.      Preheat the oven to 180 C/350 F/Gas Mark 4. Lightly grease and base line a shallow rectangular baking tin approximately 35 cm x 25cm.  Sift the flour, baking powder and cinnamon together into a bowl.

2.      Using an electric whisk beat the butter, sugar and orange rind together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and soured cream.

3.      Alternatively fold in the flour mixture and mulled wine in three additions. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 25 minutes until golden and cooked through. Cool for 5 minutes in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

4.      To make the frosting, Beat the butter and chestnut puree together in a bowl using an electric whisk. Gradually beat in the sugar then the whiskey.

5.      Using a plain pastry cutter slightly smaller than the top of the jars, cut out circles from the cooled cake. Carefully fit a layer of cake in the base of each jar. Fill a piping bag fitted with a small star nozzle with the frosting and pipe a layer over the cake. Top with another circle of cake, pushing down to fit snugly. Pipe a rosette of frosting on top of each cake and secure the lid to the jar. Tie each with a ribbon before serving.

This recipe was made using Kerrygold butter, for more information on Kerrygold and some delicious recipe ideas, visit www.facebook.com/KerrygoldUK