At this time of the year, some people who are not black cake making savvy are looking for that someone to make them the perfect ‘traditional’ Guyanese black cake and in this regard one such person that comes highly recommended is Walterine Inniss.

Since her girlhood days she learned the know-how by looking at her mother preparing black cake from scratch as she would ‘bake up a storm’ for Steamer Day, the day in which the ferry would arrive from the city at Stevedore Market at Hosorro Hill in Region 1 (Barima/Waini).
A mother of one, Inniss said she uses all local ingredients to make the best black cake one can ever have and would ask for more and finds it quite a fulfilling task.
She told this publication that having been involved in black cake making for so long she has mastered the art and knows that her black cake is one of the best and enjoy meeting the catering needs of customers, who would make orders since the start of December annually.
Inniss said her siblings also participated in black cake making and it was like a ‘family affair’ where all they gathered around their mother to assist her and it was quite good way to spend time with the family.
As the years went by, Inniss related that her mother has since passed way but left something invaluable with her, that is, black cake making and is something she feels compelled to do since it brings back cheerful memories of her young days with her family.

In Guyana, Christmas is not enjoyed without traditional black cake, ginger and the likes and this year if you have not ordered your black cake yet you can do so by calling Inniss on telephone number 644-6093 to place your order.

She said a half pound costs only $3000 and it is a wholesome, rich and tasty black cake you will ever have.

(By Michel Outridge)