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…
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…
This is the alphabet which did not have much option for me. I loved the Spanish Orange Cake, but whatever recipe I chose had loads of eggs. I can substitute two eggs but when it comes to six eggs I have to call Gayathri. This is what I did and even she realized that the…
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…
M brings us to Mawa Cake from India. I had read the title Mawa Cake many times, but never read the recipe. Now you must be wondering why so ? Well I was always under the impression that Mawa Cake is the condensed milk Mawa , a Mithai that we get in the shops, this…
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…
While making my list for this A -Z Baking around the World, I had problem with just a few alphabets. ‘I’ was one of them. Initially I wanted a proper baked cake but somehow could not find one with it. Ice cream cakes are quite interesting and I made this while my grand kids were…
A – Z Baking around the World is an interesting series where I am baking a Fruit Cake with the alphabet F. The earliest recipes of the Fruit Cakes are from Ancient Rome. They would use pomegranate seeds, pine nuts, raisins, and a lot more of other fruits but lot of variations took place subject…