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Hulu’s “Black Cake” mixes together a murder mystery and a generational family drama, and while the series revolves around the titular dessert, it turns out that the murder of Littel Man Henry by poison occurred through alcohol and not the traditional Caribbean fruit cake that was served at Covey’s (Mia Isaac) wedding.
A review by Judy Berman for Time Magazine. Caribbean black cake may look humble, but its craggy, unfrosted surface conceals a sumptuous confection that earns its place of honor on the Christmas dinner table. It takes time to make; dried fruit soaked for days, weeks, or more in rum and brandy anchor its flavor profile.…
The Black Cake ending showed who killed Little Man. Plus, Covey's children have some interesting paths forward.
“Black Cake” is the adaptation of Charmaine Wilkerson’s best-selling novel of the same title.
The full title of this review by Judy Berman (Time Magazine) is “Hulu’s Black Cake Is a Remarkably Rich Family Melodrama.” Black Cake is a screen series based on the eponymous novel by Caribbean-American journalist Charmaine Wilkerson. Her debut novel Black Cake (Penguin/RandomHouse, 2022) is a New York Times bestseller. [Also see our previous post New Book: Black Cake.] Caribbean…