Wrapped in a mystery of wrecks and missing planes about 1,000 kilometers from Florida, somewhere in the Atlantic, are located Bermuda. These are the northernmost coral islands in the world and were discovered in the 16th century by the Spaniard Bermudez.
The place is known for its pink sands and warm climate. The economy mostly is driven by tourism, but fishing is also developed and the main export commodities are lilies. Where, if not exactly there, one will be able to dive into the ocean and see more than 400 wrecks, some of which as early from the 15th century. 😮 Many believe that one of the portals that can send you to another time-space is located exactly in these places. Surely the beauty of the tropical vegetation, the beautiful beaches and the waters where you discover the coral beauties and the sunken ships would send you to another dimension – that of a dream vacation. Just writing about it and moving there. Hmm, even just mentioning Bermuda has a magical effect.
The island’s staple food almost always includes fish – mahi-mahi, barbed lobster, tuna and wahoo. Locals consider fish soup as a national dish. It includes fish, fish broth, vegetables, bacon and spicy spices. It is served not only in restaurants but also in people’s homes. Ideally goes with dark rum. Some restaurants serve a brunch of brunch at the end of the weekend – a large serving of boiled or steamed cod, boiled potatoes, onions and sliced bananas. The sauce is either boiled egg or tomatoes. Sometimes avocado.
The desserts are mostly in the form of a cupcake and are served with fruits – peaches, strawberries, bananas… nuts, whipped cream, sherry or rum can be added. Generally an island idyll.
I chose to make dessert with more rum. Rum in the dough and rum in the topping. 🙂 As a result worked a slight drunken dessert, which surprised the guests pleasantly, and me. Here are the products you need:
For the cake:
4 eggs
1 1/2 tea cups sugar
1 vanilla
4 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tea cups of flour
1/2 tea cup of pineapple juice
1/2 tea cup of fresh milk
1/2 tea cup of rum
1/2 tea cup of oil
shredded orange peel
For topping:
110 grams of butter
1/2 tea cup sugar
1/4 tea cup of pineapple juice
1/2 tea cup of rum
For decoration:
3/4 tea cup of chopped nuts – pecans, nuts, almonds …
Steps of preparation:
Beat the eggs and sugar well. Add the grated orange peel and the vanilla. Mix baking powder, salt and flour and sift everything. Add it to the egg mixture. Mix the oil, milk, pineapple juice and rum and then add everything to the other mixture until homogeneous. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees. Grease with oil and sprinkle with flour in the form that you intend to bake and pour the finished mixture. Bake for about 45-50 minutes or until ready.
It’s time to make the topping. Over medium heat, melt the butter with the sugar and pineapple juice. When the sugar is melted, we remove it from the stove and after it has cooled slightly add the rum. When the cake and syrup are cool enough, sprinkle with the crushed kernels and use a brush to irrigate the syrup. It’s a good idea to leave the cake in the refrigerator to absorb the liquid completely and get a juicy and alcoholic pleasure.
I made this unpretentious pastry for people close to my heart and I do not know if, because I put in my love or because of the ingredients, but it turned out to be a delicious and mild pleasure for everyone’s palate. After my shrimp appetizer and spicy sauce, the great barbecue from the rest, a few professional homemade cocktails, this dessert came right into place. There are days that do not suggest that they will be special in the morning, but in the evening they end with the pleasure of shared food and emotions. And though it is dark, under the dim lights of paper lanterns it becomes light from the smiles of people around the table. This always turns out to be an invaluable experience and I very much wish it would happen often.
Next destination – Bolivia.
