Cassava cake is a local sweet made in Belize which is made from grated cassava, sugar and spices which may include cinnamon and nutmeg.  It is mostly made in the Garifuna households in Belize and everyone has their own special recipe.  Fortunately for people like me, who don’t have a secret recipe, I have found a wonderful shop-bought version of the cassava cake in Belize.  This cake is baked at the cassava factory in Dangriga.  I don’t tend to buy much shop-bought food but I actually find this cake very palatable and the smooth, non-grainy texture of this cooked root is very pleasant.  I can not taste any spices in this cake but nevertheless, I think it is still very tasty.

I always like to convert sweet things into savoury and this recipe is a fine example of this:

Cassava Cake, Sausage and Pineapple Kebabs.

These kebabs are made from fried cassava cake pieces, fried pieces of spicy sausage and bits of fresh pineapple.  They are so yummy; the sweetness of the cake contrasts with the spicy sausage and compliments the pineapple.

Enjoy!!