Christmas is a beloved holiday in the tropical Jamaica even though there’s no snow. In fact, with the Caribbean being a very christian region, Christmas is the most celebrated holiday of the year! And it’s not a Jamaican Christmas until the entire family comes together and enjoys their Christmas dinner followed by a slice of rich chocolate cake with fruits. The responsibility of the baking this cake is given to the best baker/cook in the family.

The courgette adds softness and moisture to the recipe, without changing the taste. In short, I find that this vegetable adds a little extra to the dough. Moreover, it is a clever way of getting young and old to consume a vegetable without really noticing it.

In this recipe, we use buckwheat flour. However, this name “buckwheat” is misleading because buckwheat is not a member of the wheat family. It is not a cereal. For the record, it is in fact a “pseudo-cereal”, like quinoa for example. This is why buckwheat is gluten-free.