The cake's journey began in in the 1960s, where it was originally known as the "Doctor Bird Cake," named after the island’s national bird, a type of hummingbird.
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: In 1968, the Jamaican Tourist Board included the recipe in press kits sent to the United States to encourage travel to the island. The cake's journey began in in the 1960s,