The Southern treat that goes by the name of hummingbird cake is instantly recognizable for those who grew up knowing the bursts of fruitysweetness that lay between layers of cream cheese frosting.

Make Kwame Onwuachi's Trinidadian doubles, Gregory Gourdet's Haitian akra, and Brigid Ransome Washington’s Jamaican Black Cake, plus more island specialties. Jodie Kautzmann is an editor, baker, and ...