angiemom Posted July 21, 2010 #101 Share Posted July 21, 2010 The cakes are yummy and make great presents to bring back home. We also like the Tortuga fudge. On our cruise, the fudge was less expensive than the cakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatlinSTJ Posted July 24, 2010 #102 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Totally yummy and worth it! We recently visited the Rum Cake Factory in Halifax when we cruised to Canada and it was good but not as good as Tortuga. However, they had a whiskey cake that was phenomenal - OMG! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Buffettfan 225 Posted July 29, 2010 #103 Share Posted July 29, 2010 thanks all. think i'll finally pick one up this time. You will also see other brands but Tortuga to me is the standard. Have tried Chocolate,Key Lime,Pinapple and admittedly original is my favorite and I am a chocoholic,and key lime pie fan. Not sure why it is so good. The Pineapple also ranks up there as close to favorite. Last cruise tried Calypso in Barbados-that is one strong kick of a cake. They use 10 year aged rum! I bought 4 oz size and cut away at it piece at a time one afternoon and it was gone by dinner! So buy the bigger size! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg1747 Posted July 29, 2010 #104 Share Posted July 29, 2010 You will also see other brands but Tortuga to me is the standard. Have tried Chocolate,Key Lime,Pinapple and admittedly original is my favorite and I am a chocoholic,and key lime pie fan. Not sure why it is so good. The Pineapple also ranks up there as close to favorite. Last cruise tried Calypso in Barbados-that is one strong kick of a cake. They use 10 year aged rum! I bought 4 oz size and cut away at it piece at a time one afternoon and it was gone by dinner! So buy the bigger size! I could have sworn that Rainforest was the other brand available in Barbados. But then I was there two years ago so maybe it's changed. I just remember going back and forth between the two stores tasting everything. I ended up with Rainforest because they tasted better and were cheaper. I'll be shopping for more this November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Tango Posted August 21, 2010 #105 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I love the Tortuga Rum cakes. I like the 6 pack of assorted flavors and buy them on every cruise to take home. When I eat them back home it reminds me of the cruise. :) I also discovered Tortuga Coffee Rum Cream while we were in Grand Cayman last year. We only bought a small bottle, but I wish we would have bought more. It's not available here where I live. It was yummy! I'll be picking some up when we cruise next January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravingthis Posted September 4, 2010 #106 Share Posted September 4, 2010 We bought some in Barbados a long time ago, wish we had bought more! They were very strong in rum flavor, most, decadent. If I ever see them again while on my cruise, I would definitely buy for myself and friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Buffettfan 225 Posted September 7, 2010 #107 Share Posted September 7, 2010 We bought some in Barbados a long time ago, wish we had bought more! They were very strong in rum flavor, most, decadent. If I ever see them again while on my cruise, I would definitely buy for myself and friends! Every cruise I have been on the Tortuga Rum cakes are available in ship gift shop. I under bought last cruise--ate it all in cabin :eek: and wished I too had bought more. Makes for an interesting breakfast. I wonder if I took cakes to work to share at lunch if there is any "intoxicating" effects as rum isn't burned off more of poured on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovevacadays Posted November 21, 2010 #108 Share Posted November 21, 2010 I love it and I usually do not like cakes or pastries flavored with alcohol. Bought a few when in Grand Cayman last November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeRockChalkKU Posted November 27, 2010 #109 Share Posted November 27, 2010 This week TJ Maxx here in Kansas had them in six packs with their holiday food stuff and I think the price was less than what I had seen on cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Capn Bob Posted December 1, 2010 #110 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Bein' a pirate, I am contractually obligated to buy rum or things with rum in them. So, aye, I picked up my 6-Pack o' Tortuga Rum Cakes (I love the galleon on the box). I be savin' mine for when winter is in full fury here in N.E. Ohio, so that while it be blizzardin' away outside, I'll be noshing something tropical. Odd, tho, that these cakes are so good...which they are, belike. The reviews I've seen state that Tortuga rum itself is not all that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbum Posted December 1, 2010 #111 Share Posted December 1, 2010 We got some when we went to Grand Cayman and LOVED them!!!!! My faves are piaplle and banana. Hubby loves the Key Lime. I can't wait to get more!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaTeach Posted December 2, 2010 #112 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I have not found a Tortuga Rum Cake that I did not like. It took me a few years to try them, but once I got started.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfs2718 Posted December 11, 2010 #113 Share Posted December 11, 2010 And they do keep very, very well. I forgot that I left one in our camper. 18 months after it was purchased, it still tasted wonderful! Gonna get some more in about 10 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetride Posted January 9, 2011 #114 Share Posted January 9, 2011 i actually just threw two small ones out the other day. my wife always insists on buying them and never eats them. i am not a big fan on them either. IMO, they're just "ok" and getting very over priced very quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc428 Posted January 19, 2011 #115 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I just bought some from tj max last weekend, just singles but for 3 bucks. I looked there because of this post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tash439 Posted February 19, 2011 #116 Share Posted February 19, 2011 We LOVE the Golden Original Tortuga Rum Cake! I buy one each time we go to a port that sells them! I have found that they are much better, maybe fresher if you get them in town versus in the gift shop on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swath Posted March 7, 2011 #117 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Rum cakes in Barbados are quite different. They are made from cherries, grapes, prunes etc. soaked in alcohol (rum and wine) for at least a month and then mixed and baked in a cake. They actually turn a very dark color and are called Black Cakes as opposed to a rum cake. They are very tasty and good ones are moist - once you don't eat it thinking it will taste like chocolate cake which is what I thought when I first ate it.:o I have actually tried the rum/ Black cake from Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad, St. Vincent, St. Lucia and Guyana and I think that they are similar but the one in Barbados is superior. The above quote describes REAL Black Cake (Rum Cake) The STUFF sell on the ship and it port is a SAD PATHETIC IMITATION of Black Cake. I Grew up Eating Black Cake it RUNS Circles Around RUM Soaked Sponge Cake. That Sponge CRAP Cannot HOLD a CANDLE to BLACK CAKE, I find it insulting or joke not sure which that SPONGE CAKE is being held up as an example of a good cake that has RUM in it. I have tried that so called “Rum Cake” and was not impressed at all. Free Advise NEVER Call that Sponge Crap RUM CAKE in the presence of someone of West Indian Background That Crap available on the ship and in port is made for the Tourist industry That’s my TWO Cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Buffettfan 225 Posted March 7, 2011 #118 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I just bought some from tj max last weekend, just singles but for 3 bucks. I looked there because of this post OOO...I must have missed original TJ MAx info, but will certainly check our store for them. Where in store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeRockChalkKU Posted March 8, 2011 #119 Share Posted March 8, 2011 OOO...I must have missed original TJ MAx info, but will certainly check our store for them. Where in store? With the other food stuff - cookies, oils, teas etc. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swath Posted March 8, 2011 #120 Share Posted March 8, 2011 The above quote describes REAL Black Cake (Rum Cake)The STUFF sell on the ship and it port is a SAD PATHETIC IMITATION of Black Cake. I Grew up Eating Black Cake it RUNS Circles Around RUM Soaked Sponge Cake. That Sponge CRAP Cannot HOLD a CANDLE to BLACK CAKE, I find it insulting or joke not sure which that SPONGE CAKE is being held up as an example of a good cake that has RUM in it. I have tried that so called “Rum Cake” and was not impressed at all. Free Advise NEVER Call that Sponge Crap RUM CAKE in the presence of someone of West Indian Background That Crap available on the ship and in port is made for the Tourist industry That’s my TWO Cents I needed to VENT Much Better NOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swath Posted March 8, 2011 #121 Share Posted March 8, 2011 From Wikipedia: A rum cake is a type of dessert cake which contains rum. In the Caribbean, rum cakes are a traditional ChristmasChristmas pudding introduced by English settlers.[1] Traditionally, dried fruit is soaked in rum for three months, then added to dough prepared with sugar which has been caramelized by boiling in water. The result, also known as "black cake", is similar to a fruitcake, with a lighter texture. It may be possible to become intoxicated from consumption of excessive rum cake, though some rum cakes such as Tortuga contain less than half of one percent alcohol. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swath Posted March 8, 2011 #122 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Black Cake or dark fruit cake is a type of fruitcakebrown sugar and a bittersweet caramel called "browning". The wedding version is much stronger than the Christmas one.[citation needed] It is derived from the English plum pudding. Because Black Cake is soaked heavily in rum, it does not go bad - therefore it can be kept for many years and still be consumed. Traditionally, black cake is served in the Caribbean culture. People of Trinidadian, Jamaican, and Guyanese cultures serve this cake on special occasions. In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a special wine, called Black wine is specially produced to be used in the making of black cake.Black cake is traditionally associated with Vincy Christmas.[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swath Posted March 8, 2011 #123 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I found the rum cakes in Bermuda to be the best ever, especially the chocolate- although the brand name escapes me. I prefer them to the Tortuga rum cake. Rum cakes in Barbados are quite different. They are made from cherries, grapes, prunes etc. soaked in alcohol (rum and wine) for at least a month and then mixed and baked in a cake. They actually turn a very dark color and are called Black Cakes as opposed to a rum cake. They are very tasty and good ones are moist - once you don't eat it thinking it will taste like chocolate cake which is what I thought when I first ate it.:o I have actually tried the rum/ Black cake from Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad, St. Vincent, St. Lucia and Guyana and I think that they are similar but the one in Barbados is superior. The above quote describes REAL Black Cake (Rum Cake)The STUFF sell on the ship and it port is a SAD PATHETIC IMITATION of Black Cake. I Grew up Eating Black Cake it RUNS Circles Around RUM Soaked Sponge Cake. That Sponge CRAP Cannot HOLD a CANDLE to BLACK CAKE, I find it insulting or joke not sure which that SPONGE CAKE is being held up as an example of a good cake that has RUM in it. I have tried that so called “Rum Cake” and was not impressed at all. Free Advise NEVER Call that Sponge Crap RUM CAKE in the presence of someone of West Indian Background That Crap available on the ship and in port is made for the Tourist industry That’s my TWO Cents There ALL I wanted to cover on ONE page RE: Tourist Rum Cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean95404 Posted March 18, 2011 #124 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Folks. The Bacardi Rum Cake is just as good if not even better. It is so very easy to make yourself. I've been making them for years. Do a search for the Bacardi Rum Cake recipe. So simple, even a cave man could make them. Here's one. You can skip the pudding mix if you use the cake mix with pudding already in it. Lots of rum and pecans. Caution: If your pastor drops by while baking or eating he may think you have an alcohol problem The aroma is devine. http://baking.about.com/cs/cakes/a/bacardirum.htm Absolutely agree that the Bacardi Rum Cake is as good (and I do think better) than the Tortuga Rum cakes. What I sampled in the caribbean was on the dry side, and not very fresh tasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judysdad Posted March 22, 2011 #125 Share Posted March 22, 2011 It can be purchased at any Walgreens drugstore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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