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Johnny Cake
Also known as: Johnnycakes, Johnny cake
Bahamian baked quick bread enriched with butter, coconut, milk and a cream-glazed golden top.
About Johnny Cake
Bahamian Johnny Cake is a baked quick bread that ranges from firm and lightly sweet to softer and more cake-like. This profile follows Chef Raquel Fox’s coconut-enriched family version.
Butter, whole milk and cream make the crumb rich and mellow, while grated coconut adds a lightly tropical sweetness. A little salt balances the sugar and the baked top develops a gentle toastiness.
The bread is baked as a low square slab with a smooth golden surface and pale interior. Its crumb is close and tender rather than airy, with fine coconut threads and a soft cream-brushed top.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat, Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Johnny Cake
Aunt Tia's Bahamian Coconut Johnny Cake.
- Wheat flourClose quick-bread structure
- Baking powderQuick-bread leavener
- Granulated sugarSweetness
- SaltBalances the sweet dough
- ButterRich tender crumb
- Grated coconutCoconut flavour and texture
- Canola oilAdditional tenderness
- Whole milkDough liquid and richness
- Heavy creamCreamy baked topping
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Wheat flour:
- Baking powder: . Exact commercial baking-powder formula is not stated; confirm the product label
- Granulated sugar:
- Salt:
- Butter:
- Grated coconut:
- Canola oil: . The source permits canola or vegetable oil; this profile fixes the named canola branch
- Whole milk:
- Heavy cream:
Origins & food traditions
The official Bahamas tourism site identifies Johnny Cake as a classic Bahamian accompaniment and documents its flour, liquid, baking powder and fat foundation. Bahamian chef Raquel Fox supplies the complete coconut family version fixed here, with butter, grated coconut, canola oil, milk and cream.
Countries
- The Bahamas
- LiberiaCatalogue link pending review
- NicaraguaCatalogue link pending review
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCatalogue link pending review
- Costa RicaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Bahamian Cuisine
- Caribbean Cuisine
- Limón Afro-Caribbean CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Nicaraguan Caribbean Creole CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Liberian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Vincentian CuisineCatalogue link pending review