Finally we end with another edition of our April Mega Marathon. This years theme was Baking. The theme had two challenges. One we had to choose only two bakes from a country, and two we had to go alphabetically. We have done similar Mega Marathons , you could check them here. These marathons are always…
Today is the last day of Baking around the World and though the alphabet Z is a scary alphabet when it comes to A-Z challenges, for me it was a breeze as Zebra Cake is one of the most popular cakes. The cake had been on my mind since a very long time wonder why the delay. The Zebra Cake is…
For the alphabet ‘ Y ‘ my cakes kept changing. The first recipe I chose was a Yeasted Coffee Cake, then I shifted to Yule Log, I had to give up on this too due to country specification. Finally I decided on Yazdi Cakes for A – Z Baking around the World. Yazdi is a common…
What could I choose for the alphabet ‘ X ‘ but for Xmas Cake ? Frankly speaking I did not put in the effort to search for something else . May be I should have but this made my task easy . So it is Xmas Cake for A -Z Baking around the World Xmas…
This is one alphabet that I really had to work on, finally I decided on a Whole Wheat cake. Now I am giving you two W’s so I am being fair , right ? Seriously I did have the option of Welish Cakes, but the name here is misleading, these are more like cookies. So…
The alphabet ‘ V ‘ gave me multiple options for baking a cake for A – Z Baking around the World , but it was the country specifications where I was stuck. Finally I decided on this Coffee Cake. The name says Coffee Cake but there is no coffee in it. The cake is from…
Coming to the alphabet U, I picked a cake from United Kingdom. Upside Down Cake. Well the most popular is the Pineapple one but now you get to see a lot of variations. I wanted to bake a traditional cake and yet something different, so I gave a slight twist to this cake. I added…
Today is Day 20 of our marathon A – Z Baking around the World , where I have been posting all cakes . This is the last week of this marathon , and now no more breaks, yes, not even for Sunday. So friends keep tuned in till we reach the alphabet Z. Today’s alphabet…
Coming to today’s cake , it is Sacher torte for the alphabet ‘S’ for A – Z Baking around the World.The original Sacher torte is a combination of two layers of soft and light chocolate cake separated by apricot jam and coated with a chocolate icing.This chocolate cake is said to be invented in Vienna…
Red Velvet cup cakes were a rage sometime back,and they are still very popular in the United States. So I decided on these Red Velvet Cupcakes for the alphabet ‘R’ under A – Z Baking around the World. These cupcakes have an interesting history. When foods were rationed during the World War II bakers used to use boiled beet juice to enhance the…