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…
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…
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…
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…
When I chose to bake all cakes for A – Z Baking around the World the only alphabet that I was worried was ‘Q’, but I was surprised that It was a quick search and a awesome one. Years back I used to bake a date cake and this cake reminded me of it. I…
It has been two years since I have been wanting to try Panforte. Finally the A-Z Baking around the World made it happen. Panforte is a traditional Italian dessert which is served for Christmas. It contains fruits and nuts and resembles a fruit cake. We could say it is a cross between a fruit cake, candy and…
The alphabet N brings a cake from Australia. The Neapolitan cake. This is a three layered cake, with three different flavors. chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. The cake is sandwiched with whipped cream and topped with chocolate ganache. I made three small cakes , filled them with freshly whipped cream. I tinted the cream with…
We are nearly half way through with our Mega Marathon. A – Z Baking around the World has brought us to ‘L’ and for today I have Lamingtons from Australia. These are little sponge squares which are coated with chocolate and are tossed in coconut. These are named after Baron Lamington, who was the governor…
When I read about Jaffa Cakes, I wanted to make them right away under the alphabet’ J ‘ for A – Z Baking around the World. Jaffa Cakes are biscuit sized cakes with a layer of sponge, a layer of orange jelly and finally a layer of chocolate. These are very popular in United Kingdom…