Twenty-three bakers representing countries and territories across the Caribbean are set to gather Sunday for the fifth annual Rum Cake & Caribbean Black Cake Festival, a sprawling celebration of rum-soaked desserts and island culture planned for The Venue Fort Lauderdale in Wilton Manors. Organizers are preparing for more than 1,000 guests between 2 and 6 p.m., a scale that would mark the festival’s biggest turnout yet.
According to the Miami Herald, the event is presented by Island SPACE Caribbean Museum and the Caribbean Professionals Network, and is expected to feature cakes from nations including Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the British Virgin Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent. Calibe Thompson, executive director of the Island SPACE Caribbean Museum, said the festival aims to showcase many varieties of Caribbean rum and black cakes, per the Herald’s reporting.
The festival’s address and timing are confirmed by 2urbangirls.com, which reports the event runs Sunday, Nov. 15, from 2 to 6 p.m. at The Venue Fort Lauderdale. That outlet also notes organizers are preparing to welcome more than 1,000 guests this year, alongside the roster of 23 bakers each representing a different Caribbean country or territory.
What’s on the Menu and in the Rum Room
For guests 21 and older, a ticketed Rum Room will offer tastings of Caribbean spirits and cocktails curated by Coconuts & Cocktails, as described by Edible South Florida. The Rum Room ticket also includes general admission to the broader festival, the outlet notes. General admission itself was listed at $30 through Nov. 14 and $40 at the door, per the same 2urbangirls.com report, with children age 3 and younger admitted free…