Island SPACE Rum Cake and Caribbean Black Cake Fest 2024

To kick off the holidays "tastefully," Island SPACE Caribbean Museum is collaborating with Caribbean Professionals Network and a number of South Florida bakers to present the third annual Rum Cake and Caribbean Black Cake Fest. On Sunday, October 20th, 2024 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., cake makers will offer tastes of traditional rum cake recipes as well as the dark fruit cake or plum pudding recipes popular in the English-speaking Caribbean islands, and affectionately known as “black cake'' to many Caribbean nationals.

At this first museum fundraiser for the giving season, attendees will be asked to donate $15 per person and will have the opportunity to sample a variety of cakes, as well as light holiday beverages, while Caribbean holiday music plays in the background. Guests are welcome to decide which tropical flavors they’ll select for their Thanksgiving and Christmas tables, and to explore the museum to learn about Caribbean history, culture and art. Bakers in attendance will represent the regions of Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, the Virgin Islands and more.

This event is made possible in part by the support of the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Broward County Cultural Division, “King” George Jograj, Dr. Lydia Malcom of Authentic Behavioral Health LLC, and her husband, Mr. Waynewright Malcolm, and the following funds at the Community Foundation of Broward: Judith Cornfeld Fund for the Arts, Helen and Frank Stoykov Charitable Endowment Fund, The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation Broward Community Fund and Samuel F. Morrison Community Impact Fund.

1. Enter where Broward Mall meets the old SEARS building (construction zone).
2. Once you get inside the mall, Island SPACE is the first storefront on the left.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

8000 W Broward Blvd #1202, 8000 West Broward Boulevard, Plantation, United States